Si se sigue por este camino, Portugal dejará de ser un Estado de derecho para pasar a ser un Estado regido por el derecho formal, en el que el Primer Ministro se limita a cumplir formalidades, procedimientos y trámites burocráticos, y no desea ofrecer amplias explicaciones.
By acting in this way, Portugal is no longer a State governed by rule of law but a State governed by formal law, in which the Prime Minister restricts himself to formalities, procedures and red tape, and does not want to offer substantial explanations.