Portugal - Rape
This resource includes the legal definitions of different types of gender-based violence used in EU Member States, according to their legal terminology and national legislation. It was last updated in 2019 and makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member state of the European Union.
It is an offense to use violence, force, or serious threat, or to make a person unconscious or unable to resist, in order to have vaginal, oral or anal sexual intercourse with the victim or enabling someone else to do so, or to insert body parts or any other objects into the vagina or anus.
Legal provisions on protection orders
Law 93/99 of 14 July 1999:
- victim occultation and teleconference
- non-disclosure of witness identity
- “punctual safety measures” (such as police protection) or “special protection programs”
- special regime for “specially vulnerable witnesses”
Legal Source
Criminal Code, Article 164