Editing Rede Gladio (section)

==Secrecy and Denials==
Information about Portugal’s Rede Gládio remains limited due to the secrecy surrounding the operation and the lack of comprehensive parliamentary investigations, unlike in Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland. A retired Portuguese general confirmed the existence of such a network, but official denials have persisted. For instance, former Defense Minister Alberto Oliart suggested that under Franco’s dictatorship in neighboring Spain, Gladio was effectively “the government” itself, implying a similar dynamic might have existed in Portugal under Salazar’s authoritarian rule.