section_path: Background/Spinumviva case
section_name: Spinumviva case
paragraph_text: Spinumviva case
  
  On 15 February 2025, Correio da Manhã newspaper published an investigation in which it was stated that Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's family had a business with real estate interests, called Spinumviva. Montenegro confirmed the existence of the company, but denied any conflict of interest, saying he had sold his shares to his wife in 2022. Chega criticized the lack of answers from Montenegro and presented a motion of no confidence. This was rejected by Parliament by 171 against to 49 in favour. It was later revealed that Montenegro's sale of his shares to his wife was invalid, as the law does not allow share sales between spouses, thus making Montenegro still an active shareholder of the company. This raised further questions of possible conflicts of interest and Montenegro was strongly pressed to reveal the full list of clients of his business, but he refused to do this.
  
  Two weeks later, on 28 February, Expresso newspaper reported that Spinumviva has been receiving a monthly payment of €4,500 from one of their main clients, Solverde, a casino company, since 2021, which continued while Montenegro was Prime Minister. In the aftermath of this report, Spinumviva also disclosed the full list of clients and the services provided. Parties demanded more explanations from the Prime Minister, with Chega demanding his resignation. On the same day, Montenegro announced an emergency cabinet meeting for 1 March, to "analyze his personal and political situation". He announced that the Government would request a motion of confidence if Parliament did not "validate" the Government. The PCP presented a motion of no confidence but the Socialist Party (PS) opposed this motion. A few days later, the Public Prosecution Service announced that it had received an anonymous tip against Luís Montenegro and his company, adding only that it was examining the complaint, while the Socialist Party also announced a Parliamentary inquiry committee to investigate the case. On 5 March, the Communists' motion was rejected, 88 votes against to 14 in favour, with 126 abstentions, but Luís Montenegro announced a vote of confidence, which was scheduled for 11 March.