Antonio Costa resigned on Tuesday, hours after prosecutors detained five people, including his chief of staff, and named two formal suspects close to him in an investigation into lithium mining and hydrogen projects
Costa’s possible role is also being investigated by the Supreme Court of Justice after prosecutors said they had become aware the suspects allegedly used his name and authority to “unblock procedures” related to the deals He has denied wrongdoing and said his conscience is clear
With more than 60,000 metric tons of known lithium reserves, Portugal is Europe’s biggest lithium producer, but its miners sell almost exclusively to the ceramics industry
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