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Police can enter private homes without a warrant if they have evidence that the new coronavirus may be spreading there. This exception applies, for example, in the event that a person infected with COVID-19 has an illegal party at home or gathers more people than allowed and who are not part of their home.
In the context of a pandemic, the spread of contagious diseases, such as COVID-19, foresees up to eight years in prison., and the police forces have the legitimacy to intervene and enter a home without the authorization of a resident or the mandate of a judge.
In addition to this exception, only an extreme scenario of legitimate defense or the flagrant infringement of a crime punishable by imprisonment of three years or more allows police authorities to enter private homes without a court order, it can be read in the “Correio da Morning”.
The calamity situation in which the entire national territory currently finds itself implies “the duty of collaboration, that is, in the fulfillment of orders or instructions from the authorities“, highlights the same publication.
Failure to comply with these directives may represent a crime of disobedience and, in the context of a state of alert, the penalties are increased by one third; This crime can be punished with a fine or imprisonment of between 40 days and one year and three months.
Portugal goes through maximum daily records of new cases of COVID-19: the latest figures released by the General Directorate of Health, this Thursday, October 15, showed another 2,101 cases of contagion in just 24 hours.
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