# Portugal

Government actions against journalists in Portugal

[RSF 2026 rank: 10th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Portugal is in Southern Europe, Europe. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Portugal, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Prior restraint: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=PT&tactic=prior_restraint), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/prior_restraint

## Heads of government at the time

- [António de Oliveira Salazar: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/antonio-salazar)

## Incidents by year

### 1933

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1933 | [Portugal's Salazar government formally establishes press press controls under a new constitution](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1933-portugal-salazar-formal-censorship) | [Prior restraint](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/prior_restraint) | Silence | [António de Oliveira Salazar](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/antonio-salazar) | Reversed (April 25, 1974) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/pt.

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