Former MP Patricia Dantas, appointed Deputy Minister of Finance, will not take a position in the cabinet of Joaquim Miranda Sarmento.
ABOUT morning Post on Tuesday reports that Patricia Dantas accused in a pending court case of subsidy fraud.
We are talking about a case in which a former SDP deputy is being tried for fraud in order to obtain European funds.
In a message sent to the editorial office, the Ministry of Finance clarifies that “following the news published in the media about the process that began in 2017 and is still taking place in the relevant places, without making any decision on this issue, the court Patricia Dantas, maintaining the necessary presumption of innocence and, after consideration, informed the Minister of State and Finance that she had decided not to assume the role of Deputy Minister of Finance.”