'Operation Picoas': Armando Pereira's son-in-law was placed on leave by Altice USA

Altice is a multinational company focused mainly on the European market. It has more than 45,000 workers on the continent. The Portuguese subsidiary employs more than six thousand people and the unions that represent them denounce a climate of fear and lack of transparency in the organization. A market of growing importance for the multinational is the USA. One of the key men in this market was Armando Pereira's son-in-law. It was, because it h…

Operation Picoas, launched on July 13, led to three arrests, including that of the group's co-founder Altice Armando Pereira.

“Our 'chief procurement officer' [purchasing officer, Yossi Benchetrit] was placed on leave to ensure that the company remains focused on its operations and customer service,” a source from Altice USA explained to Lusa

Like Altice Portugal, the North American company also told the Observer that it was carrying out an internal investigation “in response to the circumstances in Portugal” .