BE will propose a ban on transfers to and from extraterritorialThis Monday the expansion of declaratory obligations to members of ministerial positions and random inspections was announced, as a way to combat corruption.
These measures refer to three bills that will be presented in Parliament and were announced this Monday by the parliamentary leader of BE in the Assembly of the Republic, Fabián Figueiredo, during the party’s parliamentary days taking place in Madeira.
In a press conference at the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, Fabián Figueiredo maintained that “the most effective way to combat corruption is to end its main maternity ward, the place where it is most fed, the extraterritorial“.
“A large part of the right that has a discourse about the fight against corruption in practice does not want to change anything substantial. As we know, successive cases of national or international scandals follow one another through extraterritorial that a large part of the money laundering networks or criminal networks manage and distribute their money,” he argued.
In this sense, said Fabián Figueiredo, the party will propose prohibiting “transfers to and from extraterritorial“, reinforcing that “they are factors of inequality and promotion of corruption.”
“In addition, we also want to ensure that all companies operating in extraterritorial “We cannot have public contracts or benefit from public support,” he added, challenging “all parties that want to effectively combat corruption” to approve this bill.
BE wants, on the other hand, “to guarantee that, as is the case with many other public positions, the The political staff of the ministries have declaratory obligations. with the transparency entity,” highlighted the blocker.
“There are several stories of people who, occupying relevant positions in ministerial offices, have influence on executive action,” he noted.
Fabián Figueiredo, accompanied by the BE coordinator, Mariana Mortágua, the deputies to the Assembly of the Republic and the regional deputy, Roberto Almada, also announced that the party will propose “that at least 5% of the declarations be verified randomly each year and that this can be done this year.”
The parliamentary leader of BE added that “stories are repeated of people who, failing to comply with their declaratory obligations, managed to access forms of unjustified enrichment”, considering that this “undermines confidence in democracy”.
“We believe that, because a public official has a greater obligation because he is the one who manages everyone’s assets, […] “must, once and for all, guarantee that all unjustified enrichment, carried out illegally, is taxed 100%.”
In terms of visas goldthat “have been the center of several controversies,” Fabián Figueiredo argued that they were attributed in a “non-transparent manner,” recommending a Audit of more than 1,600 visas issued between 2012 and 2023..
Deputies of the bloc will present a draft resolution to “identify and classify all visa beneficiaries gold“, requesting “that this audit be carried out as soon as possible and the detailed report be delivered to the Assembly of the Republic as soon as possible.”
Blockers will also recommend performing “a Audit of all procurement of military goods and services by the Ministry of Defense. between 2015 and today”, taking into account a “set of cases in which transparency has been lacking”.
“The Ministry of Defense manages contracts worth millions of euros, the Portuguese must be sure that all public spending carried out by the Ministry of Defense on goods, services and military material complied with public interest criteria and that it did not favor even friends or client networks,” he argued.
Source: Observadora
