‘The Judicial Police excluded more than half of the contracts with Construbarcelos from the general procurement rules’ (with José Luís Moreira da Silva)

“This scheme does not comply with the Public Contracts Code. And it is not published because it is confidential. It therefore follows a simplified procedure devised by the relevant departments to ensure confidentiality. Please note that if the amount exceeds 750,000, it still has to be approved by the Court of Auditors,” says lawyer José Luís Moreira da Silva, a partner at SRS Legal, speaking to ECO.