Overview
- Portuguese police detained Grueso and, according to his lawyer, he has been placed before the Tribunal of Évora while remaining in custody.
- He is wanted to serve an eight-year sentence for continued embezzlement and related corporate offenses tied to his management of the Centro Niemeyer.
- The conviction was issued in 2020 and became final in April 2023, after which a court ordered his immediate imprisonment and he disappeared.
- Spanish judicial authorities issued a European arrest warrant and an international requisition, and cross-border cooperation led to his capture.
- Reports differ on the exact arrest location in Portugal, with accounts citing Olhão, Évora, or a southern fishing village, as authorities prepare his surrender to Spain.