ENP wants to regulate the placement of piercings and tattoos

The Ecological Party “Os Verdes” presented a draft resolution, in the Assembly of the Republic, to regulate “the installation and operation of piercing and tattoo placement establishments.” The objective is to guarantee “safety conditions for consumers and professionals”.

The diploma warns that there is “a legal vacuum” and considers “essential that the exercise of these activities is regulated to provide the consumer with all the necessary information and security and avoid complications.”

Portugal “does not have specific legislation on tattoos and piercings, so it is left to common sense and the discretion of the professional who will carry out the work to follow certain rules. If the correct and adequate procedures are not followed, the risk of complications such as skin infections, scars, allergies, hemorrhages and even serious illnesses can increase ”, warns the draft resolution of the deputies João Luís Ferreira and Mariana Silva.

In this sense, the draft resolution recommends that the Government “work on a legal diploma that guarantees the balance and sustainability of the practice of placing piercings and tattoos and that defines the procedures, avoids ambiguities and guarantees safety standards in the provision of these services”. .

Minors and tattoos

The authors of the initiative also warn that the lack of legislation is creating a situation of “ambiguity” in relation to minors “whether or not they can get a tattoo without parental authorization, something that is not foreseen precisely due to the lack of regulation “.

This is not the first time the matter has been addressed in Parliament. The PS even announced a bill aimed at banning those under 18 from getting tattoos and piercings.

The controversial diploma, presented in 2008 and which also aimed to avoid the application of piercings in the language, fell by the wayside and was never discussed in Parliament.