Isn't it strange that when it suits, coordinator (which title obviously has a different meaning in Portuguese than in English) Amaral has been selling himself as THE authority in the case. But is portrayed as nothing more than a tea boy in the hierarchy by his hangers on.
The buck never quite stops at him as far as some are concerned. The buck does stop at him quite clearly though as far as his latest machinations are concerned. There is clearly no-one to blame but Amaral for the faked up Brueckner image nor the graffiti covered Westfalia for which even his most dyed in the wool support has been unable to come up with any excuses.
I would argue that it was the UK press, the McCanns and their supporters who have chosen to highlight and inflate Amaral's importance.
I don't think 'tea boy' is the correct term to describe the person filling the role of coordinator in an inestigation. I would equate it to the role of 'silver commander' in UK policing;
"The silver commander commands and coordinates the overall tactical response in compliance with the strategy, and is the tactical commander of the incident."
https://www.app.college.police.uk/app-content/operations/command-and-control/command-structures/She/he complies with, but doesn't decide on, the overall strategy, laid down by the gold commander.