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Portugal

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Code on the Enforcement of Custodial Sentences and MeasuresDetainees have the right to maintain contact with the outside world, namely through visits, long-distance communication, or correspondence, without prejudice to limitations imposed for reasons of order, security, and discipline or resulting from the regime of execution of the sentence or measure involving deprivation of liberty. Furthermore, detainees have the right to receive visits, to maintain and promote the detainee's family, emotional and professional ties. Additionally, visiting hours may not last less than one hour per week, and must take place in a location that respects the dignity and privacy of the detainee and visitors. Children under the age of 16 may only visit if they are the detainee's descendants or equivalent, siblings or people with whom the detainee has a significant personal relationship. The visiting regime applies to contacts that the detainee is authorized by the Director to maintain through the videoconferencing system.

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