Sanctions The oligarch Roman Abramovich acquired Portuguese citizenship by claiming his roots as a descendant of deported Jews, now the law is going to be changed

Russian oligarch and owner of the football club Chelsea FC Roman Abramovichwhich has been sanctioned by the EU and Britain, has acquired Portuguese citizenship last year.

The basis for granting citizenship was a law allowing the descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled 500 years ago to acquire Portuguese citizenship.

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Now The Portuguese Government intends to tighten the criteria for interpreting that lawthe British newspaper The Guardian said Wednesday.

The rabbi, who signed a certificate of Abramovich’s Sephardic descent, was arrested last week in the city of Oporto on suspicion of numerous crimes.

Portugal the government announced on Wednesday that it would tighten sections of the law so that the purpose of the law could not be “manipulated”.

Foreign minister Augusto Santos Silvan According to the Commission, the new articles require applicants for citizenship to show an effective connection with Portugal.

According to the Portuguese newspaper Público, after the changes in the law, an applicant for citizenship could mean, for example, that the person is visiting the country or that he or she has an inheritance or material ties to Portugal, The Guardian said.