Mandatory streetwear from today

The use of a mask in the street becomes mandatory from today, with exceptions, and non-compliance with this imposition is sanctioned with fines that reach up to 500 euros.

According to the Law promulgated by the President of the Republic on Monday and published on Tuesday in the Diário da República, the mandatory use of masks in the street, a way to combat the covid-19 pandemic, will last 70 days. and it covers people from the age of 10 for “access, circulation or permanence in public spaces and roads when the physical distance recommended by the health authorities is impractical.”

However, the Law establishes exceptions, that is, for members of the same household, when they are not in the vicinity of third parties.

The use of masks is no longer mandatory also for people who present a medical certificate of multi-person disability or a medical statement proving that the person’s clinical condition is not consistent with the use of masks and even when this is incompatible with nature of the activities that people are doing.

The application of the Mandatory Mask Law is the responsibility of the security forces and the municipal police, who must, first of all, raise awareness about the importance of wearing a mask on public roads.

The Law provides awareness campaigns with the population about the importance of the use of masks in public spaces and roads, to encourage the spontaneous adherence of people to this and other individual and collective protection measures against covid-19.

The provisions of the diploma are applied in the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira, with the necessary adaptations through a decree of the respective regional government.