PortugalGDPR Article 9, Special Categories of Personal Data as Applied in Portugal
Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art. 9
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In force since 25 May 2018.
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 24 August 2026.
What it requires
- Ground the processing of any biometric identifier of a person in Portugal, including a faceprint or voiceprint captured for unique identification, on a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9(2) condition such as explicit consent.
What it reaches
Excludes recording-derived identifiersNo
What this law does
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9(1) classifies biometric data processed for unique identification as a special category. No Lei 58/2019 provision adding a distinct national biometric-specific derogation is identified; Lei 58/2019's own additions are concentrated in automated-decision rights and the CNPD's disapplication practice rather than a biometric-specific chapter.
No Portugal-specific voiceprint or faceprint case, deliberation, or regulatory guidance was located; this is recorded as nothing located, not as a confirmed absence in Portuguese law.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Official Journal text, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/679
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