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March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Portugal ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 5, 2024, 9:12 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"Nonetheless, there are a lot of unofficial brothels which are active and spread all over the country. These kinds of organized prostitution establishments sometimes disguise as massage parlors, bars, pubs, clubs, restaurants, and hotels. There are many other forms of prostitution too including escort services" (para 2, 3). If there are a lot of brothels in a country whose laws specifically make brothels illegal, then the enforcement of such laws must be lacking (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
March 5, 2024, 9:12 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IRP-LAW-4, IRP-LAW-6

"There is no mandatory HIV/STD testing, no mandatory registration, and sex work isn’t recognized as work in Portugal" (para 13).
March 5, 2024, 9:12 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"The natural act of prostitution is legal in Portugal, however, if it’s organized then it’s illegal. Organized prostitution is a way for a third party to profit from organizing and facilitating prostitution using others. Brothels, prostitution rings, or other forms of pimping are strictly prohibited in Portugal" (para 1). "Selling sex is legal in Portugal, but it is illegal to rent an apartment to perform sexual activities as a sex worker. However, working on the streets is legal" (para 4). "You can deal on the streets and bring the sex worker to your place, which is completely legal" (para 5). "Who, professionally or for profit, promotes, encourages, or facilitates the...more
March 5, 2024, 9:12 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"In 2005, the number of female sex workers in Portugal was estimated to be around 28,000. Out of which 50% of them were foreigners, especially from Brazil, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. You can also find a large share of Male prostitutes engaged in Prostitution in Portugal" (para 12).
March 5, 2024, 9:09 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"As sex work is not recognised as work, we cannot form associations. It is unacceptable that there is a sector of the population prevented from self-organising even from an associative point of view" (para 8). If sex work is not recognized as work, then odds are that it's unregulated, untaxed, and unmonitored (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
March 5, 2024, 9:09 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"In early May, Portugal's Constitutional Court declared the criminalisation of some third parties involved in sex work to be unconstitutional. Under current law in Portugal any form of organised sex work is prohibited, including brothel-keeping. Profiting from, promoting, encouraging or facilitating 'prostitution' are also criminal offences, and this also affects sex workers’ ability to work together and work safely" (para 1). "As the law stands, a sex worker who gives her female colleagues a lift from her home to the point where they sell sexual services can be charged with simple pimping. The same goes for one who rents a flat she uses to work with others, even if they...more
March 5, 2024, 9:08 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
March 5, 2024, 9:08 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 6).
March 5, 2024, 9:08 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Portugal but the procuring law is so wide that it criminalises the renting of an apartment to a sex worker, which affects indoor sex workers. It is also illegal for sex workers to work together in indoor cooperatives. Working on the streets is legal" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - any form of organised sex work is prohibited including brothel-keeping. Profiting from, promoting, encouraging or facilitating 'prostitution' also criminal offences" (para 3).
March 1, 2024, 2:11 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 1730 (2).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Portugal who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 18 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Moldova, Portugal
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Portugal was 12 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Portugal is 54.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Portugal is 84 years for women and 78 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Portugal is 78.6 years for men and 84.4 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Portugal, Taiwan
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"7.8 births per 1000 population"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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June 16, 2023, 6:52 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Article 1058 - Impediments to marriage – Marriage is forbidden: 2. To the guardian and his descendants, with the ward, as long as the guardianship has not ceased and the accounts of guardianship have not been approved, except if the deceased father or mother has permitted it in his/her will or in any other authentic document"
June 1, 2023, 2:48 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that Portugal's weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 1.56% (VC-CODER COMMENT).
April 4, 2023, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 2133.
April 4, 2023, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Law No. 14/2008, Arts. 2-4. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022),a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and...more
April 4, 2023, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 2133.