Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa cut ties with his son after the twins’ case | President

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa stated that he cut ties with his son, following the case of the Brazilian twins. O Correio Braziliense the news advanced, with statements from the President of the Republic: “It is unforgivable, because he knows that I have a public and political position, and I pay for it”.

The relationship with Nuno Rebelo de Sousa had not been good for a few months and the twins’ case only made it worse. The President of the Republic spent Christmas Eve at home, away from some grandchildren. In statements to foreign journalists, quoted by Correio Braziliense, he will have devalued the break in the relationship with his son. “He is 51 years old, if he were my oldest and favorite grandson, at 20 years old, I would feel co-responsible. But, at 51 years old, he is older and vaccinated,” he said.

Marcelo told journalists that, when his son came to him to help speed up the Brazilian twins’ process of taking the drug Zolgensma, he was close to a heart operation. He left the case aside, especially because the Civil House had already said that it would not be possible to interfere. But some time later he was contacted by Nuno Rebelo de Sousa, who told him that the Civil House was against the President of the Republic. The years passed — this episode happened in 2019 — and he no longer remembered this case, he claims.

The case became public in November, shortly after António Costa’s dismissal. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa recalled, with laughter, that they comforted each other at that time. It was a “boring” period, but the worst part was the break in the family.

At the beginning of April, the General Inspectorate of Health Activities (IGAS) concluded that “the legality requirements were not met in the two children’s access to neuropediatric consultation”. At the basis of the controversy are suspicions of favoritism that came from a email sent by Nuno Rebelo de Sousa to his father, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.