João Pereira dos Santos

João Pereira dos Santos

Lawyer

João Pereira dos Santos is a Portuguese lawyer acting in criminal defence and public law matters. His work focuses on due process, proportionality in coercive measures, and the boundaries between criminal liability and political speech.

Portugal’s Pre-Crime Crackdown

João Pereira dos Santos

The West

Portugal’s Pre-Crime Crackdown

Portugal is just the latest European state to treat criticism of Islam as a predictor of violence, a creeping pre-crime logic spreading across the continent.

João Pereira dos Santos