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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rory Sullivan

Portugal tightens law that allowed Roman Abramovich to gain citizenship

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Portugal has narrowed a law which allowed the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to gain citizenship last year, its foreign minister has said.

The rule, which grants Portuguese nationality to descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Inquisition, has been in force since 2015. Almost 57,000 people have received citizenship via this route.

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