Today in the news: Elevador da Glória, Gouveia e Melo and gold

Scrutiny continues over the company responsible for maintaining the Glória Elevator. Newspapers also feature news about the efficient windows program. Check out the press highlights from Wednesday.

Carris maintenance company was headquartered in a location where it never operated

MNTC, the company that maintained the Glória Elevator, had its headquarters for a decade in a technology park, Madan Parque, in Monte da Caparica, but never operated there. The technology park affiliated with the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, which still receives correspondence from the company, including banking correspondence, maintains that it never had any contract with MNTC—which uses the Main brand—or with Geratriz, both of which are co-owned and which, in the past, used that address as their headquarters. Only Geratriz had a "space lease agreement" in Building 6 in 2010. Only in the latest contract with Carris, signed a few days ago, does the address of the current headquarters appear, in Almada, where both companies actually have facilities.

Read the full story on Público (paid access).

Government closes the “headache” of efficient windows in October

More than two years after its launch, the Sustainable Buildings Program, which offers "checks" to encourage the installation of efficient windows, solar panels, heat pumps, and other systems, is nearing completion, with the Ministry of Environment and Energy targeting October for the finalization of the evaluation process for all applications . "Currently, of the initial 80,000 applications, 2,950 have not yet been analyzed," reveals an official source from the Ministry of Environment and Energy. About a month ago, there were still ten thousand applications pending evaluation, a number that has drastically decreased in recent weeks.

Read the full story in Jornal de Negócios (link unavailable).

Former Chega councilor convicted of attacking party rival with knife and chain

On Tuesday, former Chega national advisor João Rogério Silva was sentenced by the Oliveira do Hospital Court to two years in prison, with a suspended sentence, for attacking the party's internal rival in that city, António José Cardoso, with a military knife and a hose with an iron chain inside. The judge overseeing the case noted that the move, motivated by "political issues," goes beyond "democratic coexistence." João Rogério Silva has already stated that he will appeal the decision.

Read the full story in Jornal de Notícias (paid access).

Gouveia e Melo recruits support from the PS

Henrique Gouveia e Melo, former Chief of Staff of the Navy and presidential candidate, is making moves among the Socialists, although the party is officially not discussing the Belém race. Former minister Correia de Campos is, so far, the party's biggest asset, and he still refuses to explain why he decided to accept the former military officer's invitation to be the mayor of Viseu . However, several Socialist mayors are also supporting Gouveia e Melo. Examples include the mayor of Crato, Joaquim Diogo, the vice-mayor of Loulé, Pedro Pimpão, and the president of the Campolide parish council, Miguel Belo Marques, among others. However, António José Seguro, a candidate from the Socialist party, has the support of the majority of the current mayors.

Read the full story on Público (paid access).

Gram of gold reaches 100 euros

Economic and geopolitical uncertainty continues to push gold prices to unprecedented levels. With the price per ounce trading above $3,600, the value of a gram of gold surpassed €100 for the first time this Tuesday. "Current fundamentals point to an increasingly valuable gold with solid conditions to remain at all-time highs," explains Paulo Monteiro Rosa, senior economist at Banco Carregosa. The physical gold business is also booming. Pedro Videira, owner of Goldspot, opened three new gold stores this year and promises not to stop.

Read the full story in Jornal de Notícias (paid access).