🇵🇹 Portugal has banned face coverings in public under a new law widely dubbed the “burqa ban”.

Those who conceal their faces or force others to do so for religious or gender-related reasons face fines of between €150 and €3,000.

President António José Seguro declared that… pic.twitter.com/gIYxrKlJcP

— Europa.com (@europa) August 19, 2026