Secretary Antunes stated that Portugal will continue to implement the CPLP mobility regime, which means that CPLP citizens will continue to be subject to facilitated conditions when applying for a visa. This was in reaction to the infringement procedure started by the EU Commission against Portugal.

The same authority claimed that there is no conflict between the two regimes and that Portugal is astonished by the EU Commission's decision to launch an infringement case, according to EU Helpers.

Secretary Antunes also emphasized that the nation would not have introduced facilitated rules if they believed they did not comply with the Schengen system, as Publico explained.

Furthermore, he gave everyone the assurance that Portugal will continue to implement the CPLP mobility regime "within a framework of total legality."

Prior to this, CPLP immigrants in Portugal have expressed dissatisfaction with mobility limitations, claiming that although being subject to the regulations for streamlined visa applications, the document does not allow them to leave Portugal.

Timóteo Macedo of the Association for the Defense of Immigrants' Rights claimed that there is no freedom of movement in Portugal for anyone who enter on a CPLP visa. The same urged the government to act in this regard.

Secretary Antunes, on the other hand, asserted that there is no such thing as incompatibility and emphasized that the Commission's concerns are based on a person's complaints who has already sought explanation from the authorities.

According to Publico, the EU Commission determined that Portugal violates both the Schengen agreement on free movement and the EU duties that set a consistent model of residence permits for citizens of third countries.

The notion that the Portuguese and European visa systems are incompatible has also been disputed by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

He claimed that the nation had already made clear on numerous occasions that there was no conflict between the two regimes.

The CPLP mobility agreement will be revoked, according to the Chega parliamentary group, who said that this was "always nonsense and deception."