Indicator history

The Law no. 50/96 of 4 September establishes that citizens from african countries where Portuguese is officially spoken (PALOP) can be elected for positions in local authorities if they have been legally residing in Portugal for four years or for five years in the case of other third-country nationals.

The right to vote is based in the existence of reciprocity conditions linked to residence status and the economic incorporation of immigrants. Declaration 2-A/97 granted the right to be elected to Portuguese citizens and nationals of the European Union, Brazil,  Cape Verde, Peru and Uruguay. It also allowed certain rights to be accorded to citizens of countries where Portuguese is officially spoken if there is an agreement between Portugal and the country concerned.
 

Source

Lei 50/96, Diário da República - I Série A, http://app.parlamento.pt/webutils/docs/doc.pdf?L_50_1996.pdf&Inline=true, Date of access: 21.02.2012.