At the Game Changers Forum the former US president warned of tribalism, took veiled aim at Donald Trump and called Portugal one of his favourite countries. President Seguro received him at Belém.
The Prosecutor-General's Office confirmed the inquiry, opened on a complaint the Bloco de Esquerda filed in April. It is the first time the base's use since the war began has come before the justice system rather than only parliament.
The Enhanced Border Security Partnership framework is the price the United States set in 2022 for continued visa-free travel. It still needs European Parliament consent, and the exchanges themselves will be bilateral.
Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, was stopped re-entering the United States from Canada on an ESTA after a family wedding on Terceira. He has been at an ICE facility in Tacoma for nearly a month and on hunger strike for four days.
Parliament rejected on 3 June PCP and Bloco de Esquerda proposals for a formal inquiry into the Government's authorisation of US use of the Lajes airbase during the Iran operation — PSD, Chega, PS, Iniciativa Liberal and CDS all voted against, leaving political scrutiny to the standing committee.
Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel rejects Marco Rubio's Fox News claim that Portugal 'said yes before we even asked' on Lajes for Operação Fúria Épica. MNE says the formal pedido for equipment transit, including MQ-9 Reapers, only arrived after the 28 February strikes on Iran began.
