Portal dos Dragões
·7 February 2026
Pinto da Costa’s daughter hails Macaco’s release: “Heaven celebrates”

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·7 February 2026

Fernando Madureira was released this Friday after his sentence in the context of Operation Pretoriano was reduced from 3 years and 9 months to 3 years and 4 months, thus reaching the limit for preventive detention.
On Saturday, Joana Pinto da Costa reacted to the decision of the Porto Regional Attorney General's Office with a moment of celebration: through a story, the daughter of the former FC Porto president wrote “Someone is in heaven celebrating. Freedom has arrived.”
It should be noted that Madureira would have completed exactly two years in preventive detention this Saturday, which would already correspond to the maximum term if the first instance conviction had been upheld. Despite being released, the former fan group leader must report to the police twice a week and is prohibited from attending sports venues or any events related to FC Porto.
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