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Sónia Duarte Lopes: "The PJ didn't consider it trafficking because the gate was open"Photo by gab5540 on Pexels
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Sónia Duarte Lopes: "The PJ didn't consider it trafficking because the gate was open"

Público10 September 2026 at 13:28

Sónia Duarte Lopes addresses the issue of human trafficking in Portugal, highlighting that there are Portuguese people being trafficked within the country itself. According to the specialist, the Judicial Police did not consider a situation as human trafficking because a gate was open. This analysis reveals a reality considered uncomfortable regarding the trafficking phenomenon in Portuguese territory. Sónia Duarte Lopes' intervention aims to draw attention to cases that are often not identified or classified as trafficking, hindering the protection of victims.

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