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Portugal

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What does it want?

Position: wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN). Supports a legally binding treaty that prohibits some systems.

Portugal among the states with a position so far

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Wants a treaty with bans

LBI-BAN

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Wants a treaty, terms open

LBI-OPEN

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Wants new rules, not a treaty

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Keep it in Geneva

CCW-ONLY

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No new rules

OPPOSE

Wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN), since 2024-10-14, stated directly (EXPLICIT)

At the UN First Committee in October 2024, Portugal said its end goal is a legally binding instrument that bans autonomous weapons that cannot comply with the laws of war and regulates the rest. It said the same in 2025, and in 2026 it urged states to consider a treaty. On this site's scale that is a treaty with bans.

Portugal states its end goal is a binding instrument that prohibits some systems and regulates the rest.

a legally binding instrument which prohibits systems that cannot be used in compliance with International Humanitarian Law and regulate the rest

UNGA First Committee, 79th session, General Debate: Statement by Portugal, 2024-10-14 source

In 2025 Portugal again backs a binding instrument built on the two-tier approach.

prohibiting systems which cannot be used in compliance with international humanitarian law; on the other, regulating those that can

UNGA First Committee, 80th session, Cluster 4 (Conventional Weapons): Statement by Portugal, 2025-10-23 source

In October 2026 Portugal calls on states to consider adopting a treaty.

impel the international community to consider the adoption of a treaty on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

UNGA First Committee, 81st session, General Debate: Statement by Portugal, 2026-10-13 source

Shown large among its peers · hover a mark for its position

How did it vote?

Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.

Resolution A/RES/78/241

2023-12-22 · A/RES/78/241 ↗

152in favor of 193

Resolution A/RES/79/62

2024-12-02 · A/RES/79/62 ↗

166in favor of 193

Resolution A/RES/80/57

2025-12-01 · A/RES/80/57 ↗

164in favor of 193

In favor Against Abstained Non-voting Portugal

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What has it signed?

Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.

Responsible-use trackEndorsed 3

Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and AutonomyEndorsed · 2023-02-16

REAIM Call to ActionEndorsed · 2023-02-16

REAIM Blueprint for ActionNamed list not located

REAIM 2026 Pathways to ActionEndorsed · 2026-02-05

Treaty / governance trackMember 2

Joint Statement in Support of the CCW LAWS GGE (CCW/GGE.1/2025/WP.8)Member · 2025-09-03

Joint statement to the September 2025 session of the CCW GGE on LAWS, delivered by BrazilMember · 2025-09-01

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When has it spoken?

Every time it went on the record, dated.

11acts on record

Submissions & papersFramework pledgesJoint statementsRecorded votesRecord to date

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Submission Framework pledge Joint statement Recorded vote

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What rules has it written at home?

Its own military policy.

Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.

The record

The documents on file.

UNGA First Committee, 79th session, General Debate: Statement by

2024-10-14

UNGA First Committee, 80th session, Cluster 4 (Conventional Weap

2025-10-23

UNGA First Committee, 81st session, General Debate: Statement by

2026-10-13

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