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Portugal

This section offers a summary of the main legislation on transitional justice adopted by the member state and, when available, a pdf with the document, together with the main decisions of national and international tribunals in relation to these measures. This is a non exhaustive list and will be updated and completed in a permanent basis. We also offer images of the museums that deal with memory issues in each EU country.

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Legislation

 

Main provisions

Year

Decree-law 621-B/74, 15 November (see text here)

1974

Lei n.º 277/74, Saneamento da Administração Pública (see text here)

1974

Decree-law on amnesty for political prisoners (see text here)

1974

Decree-law 123/75, 11 March (lustration) (see text here)

1975

Decree-law 729/75 on amnesty

1975

Decreto lei 43/76 (reparations) (see text here)

1976

Governmental decision establishing a Commission for the Black Book on Fascism

1977

Decree Law 171/77 (pensions)

1977

Law 9/96, 23 March, amnesty to acts committed for political reasons from 27 July 1976 to 21 June 1991 (see text here)

1996

Lei 20/1997 Contagem especial do tempo de prisão e de clandestinidade por razões políticas para efeitos de pensão de velhice ou de invalidez (see text here)

1997

Decreto Lei 189/2003 (pensions)

2003

 

MAPS

Repressive regime