Victims rights news in Portugal

1500: Pedro Álvares Cabral&#x27;s fleet, anchored at Porto Seguro in newly discovered Brazil, celebrates Mass on the feast of the Apostles Philip and James. Scribe Pero Vaz de Caminha records the ceremony in his famous letter to King Manuel I.
1974: Just six days after the Carnation Revolution, Portugal celebrates its first free May Day in nearly 50 years. Over a million people flood Lisbon&#x27;s streets in the largest public gathering in Portuguese history, marking the end of authoritarian rule.

Victims of sexual crimes committed by Church members who are not entitled to compensation have already begun to be contacted by telephone.

Expresso20 Mar

The Church says abuses are not only historical and will discuss whether to keep the investigative group in place to examine allegations.

Dinheiro Vivo27 Jan

After five years, and with 84 cases validated for compensation awards, hundreds continue to criticise the reparation process.

Correio da Manhã25 Jan

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