The LPFP will present to the clubs in the I and II Leagues the set of rules that aim to mitigate the impact of the new legislation on immigration, particularly the extinction of expressions of interest, which it considers to be "severely affecting the clubs' ability to operate normally and limits the transfer of players".

As soon as the legislation was published, dated June 3rd, the LPFP stated that it had developed contacts with "the various entities with public responsibilities in the matter, in order to express concern about the adverse consequences of this change in terms of speed in players from overseas, but also to offer and request solutions that, without calling into question the assumptions recommended by the new law, would minimise the respective impact on this sector and on the clubs".

In this context, last Thursday, the Deputy Secretaries of State of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and of Sports met, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the LPFP, and the federations of football, handball, basketball, skating, and volleyball.

At that meeting, "Sport demanded that its specificity and freedom to develop its activity be respected, in an agile manner, in fair and loyal competition with other stakeholders, including international ones", now says the LPFP, which considers that if the situation continues, "it will seriously harm the competitiveness and interests of Portuguese clubs".

On June 3, the Government put an end to the expression of interest in the regularization of foreigners in Portugal, a legal resource that allowed the normalisation of processes for foreigners arriving in the country on a tourist visa.

To regularise their stay, the Executive led by Luís Montenegro intends for immigrants to begin the process at Portuguese consulates and embassies before arriving in Portugal.