The Scope Agency raised Portugal's rating to 'A+', assigning the country a 'stable' outlook.
In another piece of news, the mother of the Portuguese-Brazilian twins commented on the case of the girls treated in Santa Maria, stating that nothing was done outside the law and believing that the girls received all the support they were entitled to.
This statement was made during an interview conducted by journalist Rita Marrafa de Carvalho for the program A Prova dos Factos.