João Oliveira· The Left

Confirmed

Portugal abolished the death penalty in 1867, being one of the first countries in the world to do so

Omissions

• Venezuela was the first country to abolish the death penalty in 1863
• San Marino abolished the death penalty in 1865 (for ordinary crimes), preceding Portugal
• Portugal was specifically the third country to abolish the death penalty, not among the very first two

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Culture (Charter of Law of Abolition of the Death Penalty)The Charter of Law of Abolition of the Death Penalty was approved in 1867 and is preserved in the National Archives of Torre do Tombo in Lisbon, Portugal.
• PrimaryGuinness World Records - First abolition of death penaltyThe first country to permanently abolish the use of the death penalty for all crimes was Venezuela, which struck the sentence from law in 1863.
• PrimaryPortuguese Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça) - Death Penalty ReportPortugal was thus, one of the first countries in the world abolishing the death penalty and this abolition had a major impact throughout all Europe at the time.
• SecondaryWikipedia - Capital punishment by countryTimeline of abolition: 1863 Venezuela (1st), 1865 San Marino (2nd), Portugal followed in 1867 as one of the first countries.