You can be sure that neither guy was Portuguese.
Local management pilots make it very difficult to offload any old Air Force buddies, no matter how sub standard they are or how severe their 'crime.' I had a line trainer who managed a runway incursion on my very first line training sector only 10 seconds from the apron. I reported it to a management bod. What did they do? Promote the guy! Of course the chap was a long time Air Force buddy. In the next 20 sectors the same guy tried to igore the MEL (stall warning system) and managed to start the engines with the fuel truck parked right behind the aircraft(within 5 metres).
Same old story, no place to take a grievance to.
Eventually, after 16 months,I just faxed my instant resignation at the end of a tour. What did they do? Cancelled my company credit card so I had to buy own ticket home.