portaria
Published 8 November 2026, 19:36
portaria — an order issued by one or more ministers
Secondary legislation: the law establishes a rule, and the portaria fills in the figures and details — amounts, caps, deadlines, forms. It is published in the Diário da República and often comes out well after the law itself; until it does, a rule may be on the statute book but not work in practice.
Where you come across it. References in laws and on government websites: "a definir em portaria", "nos termos da Portaria n.º …".
If a law says the details will be set "by portaria", first check whether it has been published: until it is, there is nowhere to get the figures from.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt