Things Okay in Portugal but Illegal Around the World 

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Art 171 of the Portuguese Penal Code establishes the age of consent as 14, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, but Art 173 forbids sexual relations between adults and adolescents aged 14 to 16 if it can be said the adult took advantage of the adolescent's inexperience, and Art 172 limits it further, forbidding sexual relations with youth aged 16 to 18 by adults entrusted with their education or assistance

America is so free that you can't have a beer on the street. Go figure

Casino Estoril is not only the biggest in Portugal, but also in Europe and was home of axis and allies espionage during the WWII, inspiring the James Bond saga

Let me rephrase the Drug subject a bit better: Portugal changed the view of Drug Consumption from being a Crime to be a Social Health Problem

Sounds yo me that Portugal treats adults as.... ADULTS! Whereas in the United States; regardless of age; adults are treated as juveniles... 😔

Im pretty sure that you can drink alchool any time of the day (no hours limit) without getting you in trouble. Even if you are visibly drunk 😅

There's a few misconceptions, the age of consent although technically correct, being 14 and 15 in most contries of EU, Portugal's law states clearly "there can be no abuse of inexperience", this leaves room for interpretation. Trust me , don't come to Portugal thinking this is a sex tourism paradise, get involved with a 14 year old as an adult, only pursuing sexual gratification, and you'll get a few years behind bars. But France for example, has the age of consent at 15 without restrictions. So, don't think Portugal is like that, you try to only have sexual relationships with a 14 year old here, you will most likely get arrested for abusing his/her inexperience. Even if you date (no abuse of inexperience) its obviously highly frowned upon. For context, here is the law that states the age of consent (Use google translator at your own risk): Artigo 173.º do CP: 1 - Quem, sendo maior, praticar ato sexual de relevo com menor entre 14 e 16 anos, ou levar a que ele seja praticado por este com outrem, abusando da sua inexperiência, é punido com pena de prisão até 2 anos. There are exceptions, for example if the ADULT is a legal guardian, tutor, teacher, (anyone who has clear hierarchical power) then THE LEGAL AGE of the counterpart IS 18! Edit: If people want confirmation that a 38 year old can date a 16 year old, just search on google for the legal court decision document "RP20200422573/18.1JAAVR.P1" and the case absolves the accused of child po.... because the photos shared of her naked were in the context of a romantic relationship. On another case, "1779/13.5JAPRT.P1", a young man of 22/23, admits to having two relationships with two different girls of 14, without it being considered a crime, as it was in the context of a "gratifying emotional relationship" . Also, the drugs laws was almost correct, you can't carry 10 individual doses of any drug, you can carry a limit corresponding to 10 days of consumption, there's a table, its for example 2.5g of thc (usually corresponding to 25g of cannabis at 10% of THC , usually) , 1g of coke, 1g of MDMA, 1 tab of LSD, etc.) . If you respect these limits, you're off the hook with at most a fine of 150€ . But you can carry any amount as long as you can prove is for auto-consumption but this is more difficult and bureaucratic and time consuming (This law is pretty new, November of 2023). So yes, you can carry any amount now, as long as you can prove it is for auto-consumption for 10 days . Good luck trying that if caught with 100g of coke or weed.

We won the war on drugs more than twenty years ago and that was wonderful, but I think we are currently starting to lose. Lately we have seen some consumption on the streets that we didn't see 5 years ago, I don't know if it was because of the pandemic, but it is getting worrying.

You are almost right; relative to drugs, if you have hard drugs you won't get arrested but you are send to a detox program.

Regarding the being drunk on the street situation, I must say, I highly doubt you get in trouble for doing that, since I was a kid I always saw that kind of stuff and never heard of anyone having problems with the law because of that. Note: I am from a small/interior city, that may affect my experience

Dave, não ser crime é uma coisa, ser legal é outra. O consumo drogas continua a ser ilegal, não é punível a título criminal mas sim contraordenacional (menos grave).

As a portuguese person, I never saw any cop care about someone drinking in public here. Or looking extremely drunk. Its one of those laws that probably are there but are never enforced. People just laugh at the sight of a funny drunken fella, even cops

The only law that I'm not comfortable with, is the age consent! Everything else is fair game in this day and age.

Since when can't we drink from 2am to 8am? And we can't be drunk?

Hey dave! I just wanted to ask, have you ever done a video about the Portuguese University Traditions ? Like the academic outfit! If you haven't, i leave this idea for you to explore in a future video. Regards and love from Setúbal

Regarding the "14 is the age of consent", it's must be said there is an important caveat: the age of the other person. 14 is only the age of consent if the other person is underage (i.e. 17 or younger). So, a 14 year old may consent into sex with someone under 18. But if the other person is legally an adult (i.e. 18 or older), then being 16 is required for the consent to be admissible. It's still lower then 18, but it's not as low as 14.

I' m portuguese and I like to watch your videos Dave 👍

Wild camping is not allowed in Portugal… don’t confuse between wild camping and parking RV’s. You can park an RV in any street and sleep inside as you can in any other vehicle but you can’t use any more public space other than the RV itself. So you can’t put chairs, tables barbecues etc outside your RV. You can only do that in camping parks… also you can’t use camping tents…

Great video Dave! Thank you! How’s your Portuguese going?

Very interesting! Thank you

And one more thing you didn't say and I believe it's at least curious : The maximum prison sentence is 25 years and with good behavior it can be reduced by half...

Keep going with the good work, huge props from Portugal.

As a portuguese i learned a lot about my country😅

It's like in Canada, it used to be 14 and they changed it to 16 in 2008 but with conditions, basically the same as in Portugal, depends on the age of both parties involved and circumstances

I mean, you can drink wherever you want no matter what time is it. might exist some laws but nobody will approach you or bother you for drinking... unless you missbehaviour off course

You are awesome Dave. keep safe

Ha! Very entertaining and interesting video indeed. Thanks, Dave.

The age of consent grants adolescents the opportunity to take decisions concerning their body, their health and their beliefs. It is specially important from a medical point of view. For example, in cases where the parents might oppose a life-saving treatment because it is against their religious beliefs. If the person is 14 or older they are legally entitled to decide for themselves in this situation.

So I live in Portugal and most of what you said is correct with exception..Portugal is not that religious it's all a front. I don't even know anyone why can say "Our father" completely. A few other things that are wrong. Like the drug issue your can carry but you have to be registered as a drug user..and your not allowed to carry that much...

in Germany you can buy Beer and Wine with 16 Years and drinking in the streets. 😂😂😂. the other things are simelar.

Portugal, The Land of Freedom!

I just moved to the Azores is there a good place for English speakers to go in order to keep up with the changing laws?

Slight correction about drinking in public: IIRC, you can drink anywhere you want, but consumption is curtailed at the supply level, much like in other countries in Europe; at least here in Lisbon, commercial establishments face a series of restrictions related to sale of drinks, especially in glass containers, for hygiene and safety reasons, but if you bring your own with you and don’t create a mess, you should be fine (you might, however, inadvertently cause trouble to the nearby establishments by raising suspicions they’re selling past the legal time, so doing it as far away as possible from those is advisable).

Hi Dave. Even if for entertaining purposes only, I think talking about the law should take a bit more care than a simple google search. Age of consent in Portugal is indeed 14, but someone of legal age (18 or older) can commit a crime if having relevant sexual acts with a minor under 16. No legal problem with a 17 yo having relevant sexual acts with a 14 yo tough. The consumption of drugs is still prohibited... although it's not a crime it's still a "contra ordenação" (administrative offense) - just like driving over the speed limits, for instance. Also, fully wrong about alcohol consumption. There's no law what so ever against being publicly inebriated or publicly consuming alcohol at whatever hour of the day... I enjoy your videos whenever I spot them in my feed. Abraço

Salaries are on average 900 euros ... No one can buy weapons, drugs, drink alcohol in public because we don't have money to go to parties.... So it's the same as in the USA

Excellent video! Very useful for most of us who made Portugal our home. I was shocked by the age of consent part but it is not exactly like that. I don't think a boy or girl aged 14 know what they are doing. We were wild camping in Alentejo and the police came and told us we couldn't stay... Then one of the ladies told them we were only there for a few hours and we would all sleep inside our cars (Not RVs and she had a large van). Coolio, they said and left. They did warn some other guys who were there and they had to remove their tents. I don't understand the law, perhaps it is just so people don't make it permanent?

Careful with the age of consentiment, with restrictions until 16.

learned something new

Very interesting

Man, that started a sh.. storm!

I have two friends who are now married for almost twenty years, and he was 24 when starting dating the girl which became his wife. She was 14 at the time and he was 24. Contrary to moral doomdsday predictions nothing bad ever happened and they remain a great couple to this day here in Portugal.

There's a caveat there, 14 to 16 there are specific conditions for that consent, regarding age differences and forced influence. Either way should definitely be higher.

Hi, about gambling, although you can go to a casino and gamble, you cannot do that in any other public space. I know a friend that played in a café after hours and they were raided by the police, as ilegal casinos are a thing and are ilegal. Sorry for my language, I'm not a native english speaker. Cheers

Portuguese person here. The consent age one isn’t outdated and I do agree with it. What’s wrong with a 19 yo dating a 17 yo ? Are you telling me that’s comparable to a 40 yo that abuses a 12 yo child ? I don’t get the concept that American have that a 17 yo is absolutely a child but a 18 yo is absolutely an adult…

2:15 Sorry mate I will drink whenever and wherever I want in Portugal. As long as I'm not causing a disturbance I can be hammered or not and going about my night or day. Lisbon as restricted places? Not that I would go to Lisbon nightlife, but the restrictions they are trying to implement are on alcohol sales past a certain time past 23h because of noise complaints.....little kids and tourists can't drink, get hammered and go home without causing issues or "accidents". It's a lost art.

Just adding a bit of context/nuance regarding the drug thing, there is a very blur line regarding this and how was described on the video is half-right. To clarify, the act of selling, TRANSPORTING is still A CRIME, no if you've "10 doses of X drug" on you, no you will get it confiscate and pay a fine bare minimum so THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT to be known since people think "you can have with you to consume" so yeah if its mine i'm fine.... DON'T. What is true on this law is solely the fact if you're caught CONSUMING, you will not be commiting a crime. Thats all. This reason for this law was to make people who were addicted to not be afraid of seeking help because it could lead to legal issues but ever since if you got too deep "in the hole" you can seek help without feel like a criminal. TLDR: Sell, Transporting = still a crime, Act of Consuming = not a crime.

It would be so helpful if there was a map for where campervans are permitted and where they risk fines.

Portuguese person here, weed lover as well. It's not considered a first degree crime to hold weed ( or hash ) but it is considered 2nd degree crime, and you will be submitted to a fine and psychological treatment from professionals. This is on legal terms. In illegal terms, as a holder I must advise to always fear the police for they will fuck you even if you have a miserable amount. Welcome to Portugal, and if you're going to stay, make an effort to understand the traditions and learn the language as you would do in any other country. Cheers caralho

Regarding drinking, if somebody has an accident provocad by someoneelse but had alcohol in the blood, even not gilty, is considered the responsible for the accident.

What Dave says is true. Thanks for the video Dude.

The title must be changed "Legal in Portugal vs USA"... "Or legal in Portugal (and other european countries) in comparison to the USA" 🤷‍♂️ as law in Portugal are in certain way similar as the rest of the Europeans

What's the bug situation in places like Porto and Lisbon? (Like roaches and stuff)

Apparently it is legal to play ridiculously loud music in a residential area until 7am, if a gathering is arranged by government ministers.

the drinkin thing like really i'm from coimbra and you can drink everywhere at everytime on the streets lmao you have to see it to understand why police doesn't really care about it (unless you're directly and intentionally bothering somebody)

Age of consent is different in each state, currently 16 in most, not to long ago it was lower n some of those southern states. Also don't forget the southern states have now lowered the age of consent for employment to 14 in slaughter houses, fast food joints, and demolition crews. Dont be surprised if all consent laws are lowered. The difference I see here verses there (and I've lived here almost five years) is maturity.

You can get a B1 license for self defence pistols, C and D for hunting rifles and shotguns.

to clarify and i hope i got this right, at 14 u can consent but not with people over a certain age, i think it's up to 18 not usre

Selling alcohol to under age kids is something u can do in Portugal you can't do in most of other countries ... Just need to go to Algarve in the summer to witness that...👍

thank you Dave....i wish my wife was i year older...lol ...texas y'all

Hey! In Hong Kong, you can have a bear with you anytime, anywhere! 🐻😄

You forgot to say about a crazy driving and parking 😅

Its true the age of consent is 14 but..the law provides for a prison sentence of one to eight years for anyone who sexually abuses a minor aged 14 or under, according to the Penal Code. It also protects teenagers between 14 and 16 years old from situations in which an adult could “abuse their inexperience”.

You can drink publicly in Brazil too

Portugal The age of consent is 14 years old, lthough sex with minors between 14 and 16 years old can be punished if carried out "abusing the (...) inexperience" of the minor, according to Article 173 of the Penal Code. Article 173.º Sexual acts with teenagers 1 - Whoever, being an adult, carries out a significant sexual act with a minor between 14 and 16 years old, or causes the latter to be carried out with another, abusing their inexperience, is punished with a prison sentence of up to 2 years. 2 - If the significant sexual act consists of copulation, oral coitus, anal coitus or vaginal or anal insertion of parts of the body or objects, the offender is punished with a prison sentence of up to 3 years. 3 - The attempt is also punishable.

Now if only we can get laws around the widespread and disgusting animal abuse

I'll settle for a pastel

There was a lot of struggle to get some of those liberties. Careful on who you vote now in March.

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The age of consent is 16 years old, not 14. When you talk about consent it means dating and that is 16 years old

In Portugal you can drink on the public streets at any time as long as you don't cause any trouble. And the age of sexual consent is 14 but that is between minors or with an age gap of up to 4 years (and if allowed by their parents/legal guardians)

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That's why as a Portuguese I have some difficulty in explain to Americans on the Internet what a real democracy and freedom looks like... As they think their "glorious" US of A is the "Greatest" on those values...

It's amazing how we (Portuguese) can be so progressive with certain laws and then, be so conservative for other issues. If only our administrative powers matched the laws we have, and corruption stopped, we could be soooo much better.

The law of guns is not what you think, you cant have an AR, you can have hunting guns maximum, and its very expensive to maintain the license and guns. just an heads up if you think guns equals every gun

14 Y Dude! Portuguese speaking here, age of consent minimum is 18 as well! Where did you read such a thing? The only that fits that idea, is the fact that minors of 18 between 17 and 14y can consent to have sex between themselves! If a 18y+ has sex with someone with 17y or lower is send to jaile! You can prostitute yourself, but NONE can ask that service from you! (AKA isnt really legal)

Correction about drug laws were implemented to stop people ging to prison for consuming hard drugs that were brought and still nowadays delievered by other coutries that use our coast as a gate of entrance to europe. that started in the 60s and 70s not 80s or 90s.. ^^

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The age of consent in Portugal is 14 if the other party "doesn't abuse the other's inexperience". In fact, if you're less than 4 years older you should be ok but over that age difference abuse can be alegged.

DRIVERS DRUNKS..IS OK STOLEN.. WORK MAN IS ..OK. 😂😂😂

smoke crack in portugal !

Done it been there check check check

So, do you mean the USA by "around the world"?

I’m shocked to hear about all the guns. Are there shootings in Portugal like in the USA?

We have no laws in Turkey 🤣

The age of consent in Portugal is 14 years old if the partner is a minor, that is, less than 18 years old. If it is with a person of legal age, this becomes 16 years old.

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Regarding age of consent, as far as I know, it's not a blank slate post 14, I think there can only be up to a 4 year gap between them until the person reaches 18. And if it's found that the "inexperience" of the person was exploited by the adult, the adult can get jailed. The reason the law has been kept, is due to protests from the Romani communities that still have arranged marriages, and it was impossible at the time for the justice system to enforce the law if it was changed, due to them still being nomadic and the number of guns they possess. Kind of bad.

Yes in Portugal we can not have arms for self defense. Except if you are a criminal. These are heavy armed all the time. Lol

Illegal in the USA! Not around the world.

In Portugal you can haver an AR-15 did you know that?

the guns law is not as light as you show it to be in Portugal.

"...Which will leave Americans completely in shock where the age of consent is 18." Um...no. The age of consent is 18 in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming. That's only 12 out of the 50 States. The rest are 16 or 17. The age of consent is also 16 in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. I can't find anything definitive on the U.S. Virgin Islands in a short internet search. (Maybe that's why Geoffrey Epstein had his seraglio there.) Good thing you're not dispensing legal advice, you've got your facts wrong right off the bat.

I loved Super Bock when I visited there.

correction, the age of consent is 16, at 14 it is allowed, but not adult with a child

The age of consent does not work like that. You will be prosecuted, thankfully

If a guy over 18 dates a girl under 18 that is what you call statutory rape, or in Portuguese (to the letter) Sexual abuse of minor. Age of consent is not the same thing. Look it up.

You can drink wherever you want at the time you want, police doesnt care has long has you behave

I'm glad abortion is finally legal in Portugal... "Not everyone is capable of thinking in real, concrete terms. Many seek refuge in religious beliefs. In their weakness, they place their trust in “relics,” awaiting salvation at the hands of one stronger than themselves. Anyone who claims to be a strong and knowledgeable authority for such people, and to be acting on their behalf, has the duty to be conscious of the appropriate facts. If they aren’t, if they ignore or neglect that duty, claiming instead that their palpable lack of information and their abstract conceptions of “life” are sanctioned by God and practiced in the name of humanity, they are acting against life, by misusing the weakness and trust of the faithful and dangerously confusing them. The injunction against abortion goes even further: Consciously or unconsciously, it represents support for cruelty against children and active complicity in the creation of unwanted existences, existences that can easily become a liability for the community at large. When I see the passion with which Catholic priests - men childless by choice - fight against abortion, I can’t help asking what it is that motivates them. Is it a desire to prove that unlived life, as perhaps their own destinies suggest, is more important and more valuable than lived life? Was that, perhaps, how the parents of those passionately committed to stopping abortion thought, though they expressed it in different ways? Or is it a case of seeing to it that others share the same fate as oneself? Both are possible. Both are dangerous, when people are driven to blind and destructive actions by the dead hand of their own repression. It is, in fact, not surprising to find that those who are both victims and apologist for the use of violence and severity against children are often those who most passionately proclaim their love of the unborn child, i.e., the kernel of life. Abortion can, indeed, be seen as the most powerful symbol of the psychic annihilation and mutilation practiced since time immemorial on children. But to combat this evil merely at the symbolic level deflects us from the reality we should not evade for a moment longer: the reality of the abused and humiliated child, which, as a result of its disavowed and unresolved injuries, will insidiously become, either openly or aided by hypocrisy, a danger to society. It is above all the children already born that have a right to life - a right to coexistence with adults in a world in which, with or without the help of the church, violence against children has been unequivocally outlawed. Until such legislation exists, talk of “the right to life” remains not only a mockery of humanity but a contribution to its destruction." Alice Miller

This is very weird... don't tink that if you are an adult, people will be fine with that, dating a 14 year old is fine if you are around the same age. If you are a grown up looking for children, you need help or you might find yourself in jail where inmates will show you what's it like for child rapists. I found this information : Dating someone who is less than 14 years is fine in Portugal as long as you don’t involve in sexual activities with them. It is illegal to perform sexual activities with a minor in Portugal. Anyone who engages in a major sexual act with or under 14 years of age, or causes him/her to do it with another person, is punished with imprisonment from one to eight years. Whoever commits the sexual act for profit is punished with imprisonment for up to 5 years. Who, being of legal age, engages in a major sexual act between the ages of 14 and 16, or causes it to be practiced by him/her with others, abusing their inexperience, is punished with imprisonment for up to 2 years.