projeto de resolução
Published 8 November 2026, 19:36
projeto de resolução (draft parliamentary resolution)
Not a law but a wish: through it, parliament recommends that the government do something. An adopted resolution is published in the Diário da República, but the government is not obliged to act on it.
Where you come across it. News along the lines of "parliament has recommended that the government scrap bridge tolls" or "has called for the tariff to be reviewed".
A resolution is easy to mistake for a law: it is also voted on and also published. The difference is that it creates no rights or obligations for anyone.
Official website: parlamento.pt