| Population: |
10.5 million |
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Number of prostitutes: |
Unknown |
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Of which migrant: |
50% |
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De Jure |
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Prostitution: |
no
specific law |
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Trafficking |
"Under the Portuguese penal code, trafficking in women is
punishable by two to eight years' imprisonment" |
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De Facto |
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Prostitution appears to be tolerated in Portugal, and is
widespread. |
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"Press sources suggest that half of the women engaged in
prostitution are foreigners, especially from central Europe and
Russia" |
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"A number of prostitution outlets exist… where,
according to certain sources, eastern European women are obliged
to prostitute themselves." |
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In June 1999, a French woman and seven Portuguese citizens were
accused of offences related to the prostitution of 17 eastern
European women who had been imported from Russia, Estonia and
Ukraine via an 'artists' agency' based in Luxembourg.
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