President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Portugal should apologize and assume responsibility for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. The statement was a call for a national apology rather than an apology itself; the government did not announce a formal apology or reparations policy.
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This statement overstates the scope or legal nature of the documented act. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Portugal should apologize and assume responsibility for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. The statement was a call for a national apology rather than an apology itself; the government did not announce a formal apology or reparations policy. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/portugal-should-apologise-confront-past-role-slavery-says-president-2023-04-25/