Portugal/Deep state

Portugal/Deep state (Deep state)
The Portuguese deep state is not yet well documented in Wikispooks, but seems to be a fairly typical European deep state.

The Portuguese deep state is not yet well documented in Wikispooks. The Espírito Santo family, owning the Banco Espírito Santo, is one of the most influential business families in Portugal and has helped shape the country's economic fortunes for more than 100 years, especially during the Salazar dictatorship years.

Estado Novo 1933-1974

The Estado Novo was the corporatist Portuguese state which came to power in 1933. Under the autocratic rule of António de Oliveira Salazar (died 1968), it controlled the state until 1974.

Its secret police the International and State Defense Police (PIDE) were founded and led by Captain Agostinho Lourenço, and was involved in many deep state activities, including torture, kidnapping and paramilitary units. According to Professor Douglas Wheeler "an analysis of Lourenco's career suggest[s] strongly that British Intelligence Services' influence had an impact on the structure and activity of PVDE". Lourenço had earned a reputation with British observers, recorded in a confidential document generated at the British Embassy, which suggested a "pro-British" bias on his part. Lourenço always kept a good relationship with the MI6.

1940s

Lisbon was the stage for many deep state activities during WW2, when the country was neutral.

The British spook John Beevor created a stay behind network in Portugal during WW2, a feature common to most if not all European deep states.

1960s

A report of VIPaedophile activities in Lisbon from 1967.

The struggle for independence in the Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique led to the security services working together with their South African counterparts.

1970s

Deep state structures saw a break with the 1974 Carnation Revolution, which discredited the old security apparatus.

The time after revolution saw intense activity from the CIA and European Social-Democrat foundations, particularly the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation, to steer the country into controllable paths.

In 1975, CODECO was formed. According to Fernando Farinha Simões "This organization intended to defend, in Portugal, if necessary by guerrilla means, the values of the Western world."

The strategically important island group of the Azores has been the place for a US air base since WW2. When the 1974 revolution potentially threatened the future of the bases, the CIA created the Azores Liberation Front for a possible secession, but the issue faded away as the country came under control again.

1980s

The 1980 Camarate air crash was a covert assassination of Portuguese Defense Minister Adelino Amaro da Costa carried out by The Cabal, primarily to cover up the October surprise conspiracy.

Many Portuguese officers and companies were involved in illegal arms deal centering around The Enterprise.

The Casa Pia child sexual abuse ring was a case of child sexual abuses involving a number of children and employees at Casa Pia, a Portuguese state-run institution for the education and support of poor children and under-age orphans. The ring, which at a time ran a male child prostitution network involving 100 boys, operated for decades, and involved several prominent men.

21^st Century

In 2021 Portugal reportedly surpassed an initial goal of injecting 85% of adults with the COVID-19 jabs in nine months. As in many other countries the operation was led by the military.

Groups

• Le Cercle - 4 Portuguese citizens are known to have attended Le Cercle.
• Bilderberg - 88 Portuguese visitors have attended the Bilderberg.
• The Forum Portugal Global is a very low-profile association of Portuguese companies that wish to promote Portuguese participation in the Trilateral Commission.

 

Related Document

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
Document:The confession of Fernando Farinha Simões	article	2012	Fernando Farinha Simões	Former CIA agent Fernando Farinha Simões confesses in 2011 - after the expiry of the statute of limitations - of the 1980 Camarate air crash and other deep state activities involving The Enterprise.

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