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Tutti Frutti: Court sends 56 defendants to trial for corruption

The Central Criminal Investigation Court has decided to send 56 of the 59 defendants in the Tutti Frutti case to trial for corruption in Lisbon municipalities.

19 October 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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The Central Criminal Investigation Court has decided that 56 of the 59 defendants in the Tutti Frutti case will go to trial. This decision was announced during a hearing at the Justice Campus in Lisbon.

The charges include corruption and misconduct, among others, related to Lisbon municipalities. In total, 60 defendants were involved in the case, according to information from the Public Prosecutor's Office.

During the proceedings, only four defendants had their cases dismissed by the court. The remaining defendants, which include former MPs and several former municipal officials, will now have their cases reviewed in court.

The reading of the instructive decision took place at 14:00 as planned and was attended by representatives of the media and the public.

Among the defendants who will not go to trial are Ângelo Pereira, former councilor for the Lisbon City Council from PSD, and Inês Drummond, a former municipal councilor. The decision regarding these defendants received significant media attention.

The implications of the case and further developments have yet to be widely discussed, as the focus of the hearing was on the decision to proceed with the trial for the 56 defendants.

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