The newspaper Expresso reported that the municipal company Carris “gave wrong information to the investigation into the Glória lift accident”, analysing the information note from the Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Aircraft Accidents and Railway Accidents (GPIAAF), released three days after the tragedy, and the GPIAAF’s preliminary report, completed within 45 days and released on Monday.

The GPIAAF information note stated that the type of cable used in this lift had been used “for around six years”, but this information was clarified in the preliminary report, with the indication that this type of cable had been used since “December 2022”, adding that it did not comply with Carris specifications, nor was it certified for use in transporting people.

The date initially published for the use of this type of cable was 2019, which blamed the previous management of Carris, as well as the previous mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina (PS), since the municipality is the sole shareholder of this public transport company.

In light of the Expresso report, the current Carris management - under the leadership of Pedro de Brito Bogas, who resigned on Wednesday, a resignation that was accepted by the mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas (PSD) - clarified today that “it never provided the information mentioned in the report, firstly because at the time it was investigating the facts regarding the acquisition of the cable”.

"This data is not included in the vast documentation that Carris sent to the GPIAAF as part of the investigation. The Carris board of directors has not yet been questioned by the GPIAAF as part of the investigation," the municipal company said in a statement.

Lusa tried to get a reaction from the office of the Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas (PSD), who referred the matter to Carris.

Speaking to Lusa, newly-elected PS councillor Alexandra Leitão said that “giving incorrect information to the office that inspects accidents, whether deliberately or not, is very serious”.