Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has resigned, just hours after prosecutors detained his chief of staff in an investigation into alleged corruption in his administration’s handling of lithium mining and hydrogen projects. Costa, who prosecutors said was the target of a separate investigation, announced the decision in a televised statement on Tuesday after meeting President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
The prosecutor’s office said in a statement earlier on Tuesday that five people had been detained as part of the investigation, including Vitor Escaria, Costa’s chief of staff, and a business consultant. It said Infrastructure Minister Joao Galamba and the president of the environment agency APA, Nuno Lacasta, were formal suspects and will appear before a judge. Galamba’s office and APA did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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