According to the same source, several businessmen were also arrested, some of them associated with the civilian construction industry.
The operation was activated in the morning of today and was still going on at 12:30 am.
Miguel Reis was elected mayor of Espinho, Aveiro district by the PS in the 2021 municipal elections, with 40.23% of the vote.
The architect was already a councilor in the chamber, a member of the parish assembly of Anta, a deputy in the municipal council of Espinho, a member of the PS district assembly of Porto and of the party’s national committee.
Before becoming mayor, Miguel Reis reconciled his political activity with teaching at the professional school of Espinho, belonging to the Oliveira Martins group, and research in the fields of governance of the sea, energy and environment, new ways of life and civil protection .
He currently chairs the political committee of Espinho’s PS council, having been re-elected to the position in October 2022.
An official source from the room confirmed to Lusa around 1 p.m. that the searches were still ongoing.
Source: DN
