The Glória elevator cable, in Lisbon, which did not meet required specifications, had been used since 2022, according to the GPIAAF preliminary report, which changes the initial information that it had been used “for around six years”.
The Expresso newspaper reported this Friday, October 24, that the municipal company Carris “gave wrong information to the investigation into the accident with the Glória elevator”, making an analysis between 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 preliminary report, concluded within 45 days and released on Monday, 20.
The GPIAAF informative note stated that the type of cable present in this elevator had been used “around six years ago”, 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 announced regarding the use of this type of cable pointed to 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 news, the current administration of Carris – 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 this Friday that “he never provided the information mentioned in the news, primarily because at the time he was investigating the facts regarding the acquisition of the cable”.
“The aforementioned 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, to date, been questioned by the GPIAAF as part of the investigation”, indicated the municipal company, in a statement.
Lusa attempted a reaction from the office of the Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas (PSD), who referred it to Carris.