Seems they’re interested in testimony from beyond Brazil as well…
Brazilian lawyer Amanda Abreu has been gathering testimonies against the Portuguese authorities’ handling of the immigration process. The possibility of joint legal action remains open.
Lusa - February 20, 2026 (Updated February 24, 2026, 3:26 PM)Testimonies from immigrants are serving as the basis for a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Portugal for failing to comply with its own legislation and preventing access to proper documentation, the prosecutor announced.
“We will make progress by next month,” Brazilian activist Amanda Abreu, who has been collecting testimonies from immigrants of various nationalities against the Portuguese authorities’ handling of the migration process, told Lusa.
More than two hundred testimonies have already been collected, and they are evaluating “which cases are strongest enough to go to court,” with complaints of obstruction of justice and “numerous allegations of xenophobia,” and the possibility of a joint action on all complaints is open, the activist explained.
…“We just want the Portuguese State to meet deadlines and comply with the law,” he stressed, criticising the “ineffectiveness” of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), which “continues to fail to respond.”
…The collected reports “are being used for other things,” such as a scientific article, and a report has already been submitted to the European party Volt, in the legislative review process of the European Parliament. “These are analytical resources that will help to change policies,” he emphasised.
Reports can be sent to peticao.tribunal.internacional@hotmail.com, and the collection and analysis is being supported by Portuando, an association supporting Brazilians based in Porto.