The PASSE system, an automatic and secure exit and entry process used by authorities to control the entry and exit of citizens throughout the country, was intermittently malfunctioning this Saturday and was down from 4:30 a.m. Sunday until lunchtime at Lisbon airport. , found out CM.
After the closure of the Foreigners and Borders Service, this system was taken over by AIMA – the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum.
Glitches recorded in the system forced PSP agents stationed at airports to conduct a simple identity check (if the passport holder matches the photo on the document), ignoring possible international police alerts.