The Prime Minister will take over João Galamba’s duties following the resignation of the Minister of Infrastructure, while Frederico Reis Francisco was promoted to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Infrastructure.
“In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 7 of Decree-Law No. 32/2022 of May 9, with the resignation of the Minister of Infrastructure, his functions were taken over by the Prime Minister. “For example, the President of the Republic accepted the proposal to reappoint Frederico André Branco dos Reis Francisco, former Secretary of State for Infrastructure, as the new Deputy Secretary of State for Infrastructure, under the Prime Minister,” according to the note published in Diário da República.
On Monday, the President of the Republic dismissed with immediate effect the Minister of Infrastructure, João Galamba, and the Secretary of State for the Economy, Pedro Cilínio, who were presented to him by the Prime Minister.
João Galamba, accused as part of the ‘Influencer’ operation, asked early Monday afternoon to resign as Minister of Infrastructure, which he justified with the need to guarantee peace and discretion for his family, and it was accepted. by the Prime Minister.
The former Infrastructure Minister was accused in connection with the ‘Influencer’ operation, which was linked to the exploration of lithium and hydrogen and the creation of the Sines data center.
João Galamba had previously submitted his resignation about six months ago, on May 2, following incidents at the Ministry of Infrastructure involving his office, but the prime minister did not respond to this request at the time.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, publicly expressed his disagreement with António Costa’s decision, believing that it imposed costs on the authority of the government and the state.
Source: DN
