Portugal's president acknowledges its role in the slave trade, but the government dismisses calls for reparations. Critics argue for reconciliation and collaboration.

The Portuguese government has said it has no plans to pay reparations for the country's role in transatlantic slavery and colonialism.

Portugal's government said on Saturday it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.