2023-07-16 16:38:59
Posted Jul 16, 2023 at 5:44 p.m.Updated Jul 16, 2023 at 6:38 p.m.
One of the main builders of the Altice empire in telecoms spent the weekend in prison. After 90 searches at the premises of the Portuguese subsidiary of the telecoms group and at his relatives, Armando Pereira was arrested on Thursday evening at his home in Braga, 50 kilometers from Porto, and is waiting to be presented at the start. week to a judge.
Highly criticized in the sector for his methods, he was sometimes presented as Altice’s number two or the right arm of Patrick Drahi, the sole shareholder of the group that owns SFR. Project manager of relations between Altice and its subcontractors, even if he no longer holds an official role, he is today at the heart of an investigation by the Portuguese courts for tax evasion, corruption and money laundering. Contacted, Altice makes no comment.
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