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Muddy Waters Drags Mota-Engil Into a Texas Civil-Defamation Action Over Carlos Mota Santos's December 2024 Expresso Interview — Group Frames the 19 December 2025 Filing as Carrying 'Little Relevance' to Operations

Muddy Waters Drags Mota-Engil Into a Texas Civil-Defamation Action Over Carlos Mota Santos's December 2024 Expresso Interview — Group Frames the 19 December 2025 Filing as Carrying 'Little Relevance' to Operations

Muddy Waters Capital sued Mota-Engil in a Texas civil court on 19 December 2025 for defamation tied to a December 2024 Expresso interview with CEO Carlos Mota Santos. The group has filed for dismissal and CFO José Carlos Nogueira frames the case as carrying 'little relevance' to operations.

Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil closes Q1 2026 with €35 million of net profit, the strongest first quarter in the company's history at +31% YoY. Revenue lifts to €1,394 million, EBITDA crosses €234 million at a 17% margin and the order book stretches to €16.9 billion, equivalent to 3.6 years of activity.

Portugal's Week Ahead 11-17 May 2026 — Wednesday's IGCP €1.5 Billion OT Auction and Mota-Engil Q1, Trabalho XXI Walks Into Parliament, Fátima's 109th-Anniversary Pilgrimage, and the Bolsa's Final Q1 Earnings Wave

Portugal's Week Ahead 11-17 May 2026 — Wednesday's IGCP €1.5 Billion OT Auction and Mota-Engil Q1, Trabalho XXI Walks Into Parliament, Fátima's 109th-Anniversary Pilgrimage, and the Bolsa's Final Q1 Earnings Wave

Portugal's working week of 11-17 May 2026 packs the IGCP €1.5 billion OT auction and Mota-Engil Q1 on Wednesday, the Trabalho XXI anteprojeto walking into Parliament, the 109th-anniversary Fátima 12-13 May pilgrimage, and the United Newark-Faro restart on Friday.

Mota-Engil Q1 2026 Earnings Land Wednesday 13 May — Preview Reads the €113.5 Million Linha do Minho Win Into the Hopper, the €5+ Billion Africa Backlog and the Latin-America FX Cushion as the Q1 2025 €40 Million Net-Profit Base Sets the Tape

Mota-Engil Q1 2026 Earnings Land Wednesday 13 May — Preview Reads the €113.5 Million Linha do Minho Win Into the Hopper, the €5+ Billion Africa Backlog and the Latin-America FX Cushion as the Q1 2025 €40 Million Net-Profit Base Sets the Tape

Mota-Engil reports Q1 2026 after market close Wednesday 13 May. The 8 May €113.5M Linha do Minho win lands in Q2 backlog; the Q1 print frames the 2025 €40M base, the €15-16B order book, the Africa EBITDA-margin trajectory and the Mozambique LNG mobilisation read.