Carlos Martins, Secretary of State for the Environment, resigned from the Government, this Thursday, April 4, after the controversial appointment of a cousin to his deputy, in 2016.
The resignation of Carlos Martins, former chairman of the Board of Directors of Águas do Algarve, has already been accepted by Prime Minister António Costa and by Matos Fernandes, Minister of Environment and Energy Transition.
Despite being on behalf of the Government in Costa Rica, Carlos Martins sent a letter in which he explains that, "as Secretary of State for the Environment", he acted "always according to criteria of good faith", seeking to "do his best to achieve the objectives of the Government and the Ministry of Environment and Energy Transition”.
Even so, he agrees that the controversial appointment of a cousin as his deputy "may harm the Government, the Socialist Party and the Prime Minister."
João Matos Fernandes has also already reacted to the resignation, issuing a note in which he thanks «all the professional and political commitment” of Carlos Martins, also recording “his relevant successes, achieved over more than three years in office”.
«Among these, the process of merging municipal water management systems, the new water resources management plans, the conduction of the territory's adaptation process to climate change and a new waste management policy should be highlighted. solid urban areas, based on the principles of the circular economy», he says.
«In the context of the Ministry's policies, the generous and enlightened action of Carlos Martins was of capital importance and leaves a legacy for the future that we will continue, develop and deepen», concludes Matos Fernandes.
This resignation comes after Armindo dos Santos Alves, cousin of Carlos Martins, also left the Government.
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