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The Supreme Court of Justice declared that the president's firing of the cabinet was unconstitutional and outside the head of state's powers
This ruling was issued by São Tomé and Príncipe’s Constitutional Court, not its Supreme Court of Justice.
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The article identifies the wrong court. Contemporary reports about the ruling say the Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) declared President Carlos Vila Nova’s decree dismissing Patrice Trovoada’s government unconstitutional.
- RTP reported: "O Tribunal Constitucional (TC) são-tomense declarou inconstitucional o decreto do Presidente Carlos Vila Nova..." and quoted Acórdão 01/2026 of the Constitutional Court.
- RSTP likewise described the decision as "Acórdão 01/2026 do Tribunal Constitucional (TC)" and said it was the Constitutional Court that declared the dismissal unconstitutional.
So the post’s statement is inaccurate because it attributes that decision to the Supreme Court of Justice instead of the Constitutional Court.
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- TC são-tomense declara inconstitucional demissão do Governo do ex-PM Patrice Trovoada
O Tribunal Constitucional (TC) são-tomense declarou inconstitucional o decreto do Presidente Carlos Vila Nova que demitiu o Governo do ex-primeiro-ministro Patrice Trovoada em janeiro de 2025.
- Acórdão 01/2026 do Tribunal Constitucional (TC) que declara inconstitucional a demissão do Governo de Patrice Trovoada
Veja o acórdão 01/2026 do Tribunal Constitucional (TC) são-tomense que declarou inconstitucional o decreto do Presidente Carlos Vila Nova que demitiu o Governo do ex-primeiro-ministro Patrice Trovoada em janeiro de 2025.
Minister: Gareth Guadalupe
Gareth Guadalupe is not the foreign minister; he is the economy and finance minister. The foreign minister is Ilza Amado Vaz.
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This entry assigns the wrong minister to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities.
Official and quasi-official government sources identify Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz as the minister responsible for foreign affairs:
- The official website of the Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Cooperação e Comunidades repeatedly names Ilza Amado Vaz and includes a welcome message from the ministry’s minister.
- The São Tomé and Príncipe consulate in Marseille’s government-composition page lists "Ministre d'État des Affaires étrangères, de la Coopération et des Communautés : Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz".
- The same consular page separately lists Gareth Haddad do Espírito Santo Guadalupe as Minister of Economy and Finance, not foreign affairs.
So the post’s identification of Gareth Guadalupe as the foreign minister is incorrect.
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- Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Cooperação e Comunidades
Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz ... Mensagem de Boas Vindas da Ministra ... site oficial do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Cooperação e Comunidades da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe.
- Composition du gouvernement - Consulat de São Tomé et Príncipe à Marseille
Ministre d'État des Affaires étrangères, de la Coopération et des Communautés : Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz. Ministre d'État de l'Économie et des Finances : Gareth Haddad do Espírito Santo Guadalupe.