The endless asking for documents is bureaucracy red tape But if you stay long enough in Portugal you start to understand asking for documents is simply a way for them to avoid doing the work and they will only work if 1) you are their friend or family, or 2) you bribe them
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#### Brucabbro 🧑🍳 menumagic.ai
@brucabbro · 2h ago @levelsio It's been about 2 years since I hired a Portuguese lawyer in Algarve to get (thankfully) pocket change from a bank account there. It feels like every iteration of everyone's job there is to ask for originals of some document and do nothing for 5 weeks.
Absolutely disgraceful
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Commentary on how bureaucratic red tape in Portugal is often used as a mechanism to avoid work or facilitate nepotism.
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The author argues that the excessive demand for documentation in Portuguese business interactions is not merely bureaucratic, but a strategic avoidance tactic used to delay work or prioritize personal connections and bribery over professional service.
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Portugal
Bureaucracy
Business Ethics