Representative
Deputy
PSD
Assembleia da República
PT - 1249-068 - Lisboa cedex
Portugal
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
, 2025
, 2024
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
22/04/2026 | 18:01:36 Dear Madam President, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by congratulating the rapporteur, Mrs Gala VELDHOEN, on the excellent report we are examining today, which clearly reaffirms an essential principle: the rejection of the death penalty in all circumstances. Portugal fully supports this position. We were one of the first countries in the world to abolish the death penalty. This choice is part of our democratic identity. It is based on a simple conviction: the state must not have... 21/04/2026 | 16:54:02 Mr Chairman, dear colleagues, Violence and hate speech against politicians today represent a real threat to European democracy. If those who choose to serve the public interest do so in fear of threats, attacks or reprisals, then democracy itself is undermined. This phenomenon is neither isolated nor marginal. It is on the rise, crossing the entire political spectrum and affecting all levels of governance. Its consequences are far-reaching: self-censorship, alienation of citizens, abandonment... 29/01/2025 | 19:09:52 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Dear colleagues, Eighty-three percent of the world's population live where they were born; 13% of migrants are internal; 3% are international; 0.3% are refugees. People don't migrate to free their countries from demographic pressures or to make up for a birth deficit. Most people migrate because of job opportunities, to study, to join family or, in a minority of cases, to escape violence and oppression. Immigration today represents a major social challenge...
22/04/2026 | Doc. 16388 | Motion for a resolution Hate crimes against Christians in Europe 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16389 | Motion for a resolution Urgent need for targeted sanctions against Turkish officials responsible for the deprivation of liberty of Osman Kavala 07/10/2025 | Doc. 16255 | Written declaration Medical evacuations of Palestinian patients from Gaza: Europe must step up 16/09/2025 | Doc. 16255 | Written declaration Medical evacuations of Palestinian patients from Gaza: Europe must step up 14/03/2025 | Doc. 16132 | Motion for a resolution Advancing a shared European vision through arts and leadership education
22/04/2026 | Doc. 16370, vote on the draft text for resolution Paving the way for a culture of consent 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16372, vote on the draft text for resolution Promoting the Istanbul Convention and improving its implementation: building on lessons learnt 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16375 rev, vote on the draft text for resolution Towards the universal abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances 28/01/2026 | Doc. 16309, vote on the draft text for opinion Draft additional protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning the protection of human rights and dignity of persons with regard to involuntary placement and involuntary treatment within mental healthcare services 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16311, vote on the draft text for resolution Supporting the commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine and the security of the European continent