Miguel Filipe Machado de Albuquerque (born 4 May 1961) is a Portuguese monarchist[2] politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the current President of the Regional Government of Madeira.
[4][5] He was indicted in January 2024 for alleged active and passive corruption, embezzlement, receiving or offering undue advantages, abuse of power and influence peddling.
Miguel Albuquerque is a suspect in criminal proceedings for corruption, economic participation in business and malfeasance, in addition to possible violation of community rules on adjudication.
At issue is the possible relationship between Miguel Albuquerque's private real estate business and the direct adjustment of the Madeira Free Trade Zone concession to the Pestana Group.
[8] On March 17, 2021, following an anonymous complaint, several services of the Government of Madeira were searched, with “facts likely to be part of the practice of crimes of malfeasance, corruption and economic participation in business” at stake.
Elements of the Portuguese Judiciary Police and the Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DCIAP) also carried out, on May 13, 2021, searches at the facilities of the Government of Madeira, as part of the tender relating to the maritime connection between Funchal and Portimão, confirmed the executive regional.