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Corrupt Brazilian tycoon among applicants for Portugal’s golden visas
Leaked documents also show relatives of an Angolan politician accused of bribery bought access to Europe via Portugal Business executives implicated in a Brazilian corruption scandal and relatives of an Angolan politician who has been accused of bribery have secretly bought access to Europe via the government of Portugal. A businessman sentenced to 18 years under house arrest and the former president of a scandal-ridden construction conglomerate are also among those named in a leaked document as having paid hundreds of thousands of euros in their pursuit of a golden visa in Portugal. The news follows Europe under EU rules. […]
Brexit vote sparks rush of British Jews seeking Portuguese passports
More Sephardic Jews are applying for citizenship of Portugal under law making amends for expulsion centuries ago The Spanish government said the offer of citizenship was intended to right the historical wrong that saw the countrys Jewish community exiled, forced to convert to Catholicism or burned at the stake. Portugal said that while there was no way to make up for what had been done, the offer of citizenship represented Jewish Community of Oporto which, along with the Lisbon Jewish community, is certifying applicants demand from the UK has soared since 23 June. Dr Michael Rothwell, a delegate to the […]
