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Digital and audiovisual piracy has an impact of more than 200 million euros per year on the national economy. Portugal is actually at the top of the list of European Union countries that consume the most illegal content via the internet, with one million users.
The director of the PJ states that the piracy of films, series, and sports hides organised criminal structures used to conceal illicit profits. 34% of young Portuguese people consume illegal content.
Portugal ranks among the top European Union nations for the consumption of pirated digital and audiovisual content.
Carlos Cabreiro explains that the structures involved are organised “in a way to disseminate the profits that come from criminal activity”.
Digital piracy consumption in Portugal is 33% higher than the European average.
