Papers outlining the case against the parents of missing Madeleine McCann are expected to be passed to the public prosecutor today, Portuguese police said.
The Portimao-based prosecutor, Jose Cunha de Magalhaes e Meneses, will then decide whether to bring charges against Kate and Gerry McCann.
Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa, spokesman for the Portuguese police inquiry, said: “At the moment the inquiry is being prepared to be handed to the prosecutor in charge of the case.
“He will analyse it and after this he will make his decision.”
Asked when the papers would be handed over, he said: “Probably during today.”