apreciação parlamentar
Published 8 November 2026, 22:53
apreciação parlamentar — parliamentary review of a government decree
A procedure in which the Assembleia da República reviews a decree-law the government has already issued. As a result, MPs can revoke the decree-law or amend it. A group of MPs can request the review, and until parliament decides, the decree applies as normal.
Where you come across it. A news item saying a new decree-law “is going to apreciação parlamentar”: this means the rules may still change before they start to apply.
On 15 October 2026 decree-law 166/2026 on the single social benefit PSU was reviewed in this way, at the request of the PCP, Livre and Bloco de Esquerda. PSU is due to start applying on 31 December 2026.
Official website: parlamento.pt