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Portugal

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Code on the Enforcement of Custodial Sentences and Measures (Lei n.º 115/2009, que aprova o Código da Execução das Penas e Medidas Privativas da Liberdade)A detainee shall be placed in the security regime if their criminal legal situation or conduct reveals a danger incompatible with any other regime, such as an indictment or conviction for the crime of terrorism or the existence of strong suspicions of involvement in such crimes, supported by written information provided by the court, criminal police organ, or other security force. No other mention of terrorism or violent terrorism is made in the legal documents.

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