According to GNR spokesperson Carlos Canatário, speaking to Lusa news agency, the 24 officers will work in “flexible shifts,” composed of teams of 10 members and a supervisor, and will be in the arrivals area to check documentation.

All officers have certified training in border control, having already received “purely administrative” training from the PSP, the National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC), and ANA (Aeroportos de Portugal).

For now, the GNR also said, it is unknown how long the officers will remain at Humberto Delgado Airport.

In addition to this measure to reduce queues, the government has decided to suspend the European border control system for non-EU citizens, called the Entry/Exit System (EES) of the European Union, for three months at Lisbon airport, and the European Commission has already indicated that it will request “more details” from Portugal regarding this interruption.