Galamba denies being the author of an “individual law” in favor of Start Campus

João Galamba denies that he is the author of a “specialized law” in favor of the Start Campus company, which was the subject of an investigation by the Ministry of State (MP). In statements to To expressThe former Minister of Infrastructure has assured that he is not responsible for the proposed change made to the legal regime of urbanization and construction (RUE).

The change in law that benefited the Start campus with the construction of a “data center” in Sines, negotiated between João Galamba and João Thiago Silveira, also brought António Costa under the radar of “Operation Influential Man” as a suspect in the crime of malfeasance.

Prosecutors allege that Galamba introduced a diploma amending the RJUE, approved by the Council of Ministers, with the aim of “abandoning the licensing procedure of the Chamber of Sines to operate.”

According to the deputy, João Galamba and João Thiago Silveira, former Secretary of State of Socrates and coordinator of Simplex Industrial, will discuss the details of the diploma with Ruy Oliveira Neves (administrator of Start Campus and accused in Operation Influencer).

The legal regime for urbanization and construction, which initially excluded the city licensing process for “data centers” under Simplex Industrial rules, was approved by the Council of Ministers on October 19 last year.

Galamba denies that he asked Diogo Lacerda Machado to find solutions in favor of the Sines data center, presented the law to the Council of Ministers and proposed amendments to the RJUE.

For what To express It has been established that the author of the law is not João Galamba, but Mario Campolargo, Secretary of State for Digitalization and Administrative Modernization.

After the “individual law” was approved by the Council of Ministers, the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, returned it to the government due to expressions of doubt. Is the part regarding the transport network already outdated?