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Quem me culpa pelo erro é o diretor.

Quem me culpa pelo erro é o diretor.
The one who blames me for the mistake is the director.
From Lesson 312:Emphasizing the subject (quem... é/foi)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Quem me culpa pelo erro é o diretor.

Why use Quem ... é instead of just saying O diretor culpa-me?
This structure is used to add emphasis. By starting with Quem (The one who) and linking it with é (is), you shine a spotlight on o diretor. It clarifies that the director, and nobody else, is the one blaming you.
Why is the pronoun me placed before the verb culpa instead of after it?
In European Portuguese, the word quem acts as a magnet or trigger word. It forces the object pronoun to go before the verb rather than attaching to the end. That is why it must be Quem me culpa and never Quem culpa-me.
Why do we use pelo before erro?
The verb culpar (to blame) requires the preposition por to indicate what someone is being blamed for. Because erro (mistake) is a masculine noun, por combines with the definite article o to form the contraction pelo.
If multiple people were blaming me, how would the verbs change in this structure?
The verb right after quem stays in the third-person singular (culpa) because quem always takes a singular verb. However, the linking verb ser would change to match the plural subject at the end. For example: Quem me culpa pelo erro são os diretores.

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