Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rui Pereira (born March 24, 1956 in Duas Igrejas, Miranda do Douro) is the Portuguese Minister of Internal Administration (Ministro da Administração Interna). He took office May 17, 2007. Before that he was a Constitutional Court judge. He is known for endorsing the consistent driving irresponsibility of his secretaries of state. The Portuguese Constitutional Court (Portuguese: Tribunal Constitucional, pronounced [t ibu na kõ titusiu na ]) is a special court, defined by the Portuguese Constitution as part of the judicial branch of the Portuguese political organization. Unlike the rest of the country''s courts, the Constitutional Court has important characteristics, such as a special composition, and unique competences. The main task of the court is to review the constitutionality of the newly approved laws, but it also has important powers related to thePresident of the Republic, the political parties and referenda.