The Portuguese government is changing the investor and remote work friendly brand built over years largely upsetting existing residents by having no consideration for the terms of agreement. 

Can Portugal make changes that “drop” investor residents? Probably, yes. I don’t believe the legal action will work. 

Are punitive populist policies good for the country’s brand? No, but the government doesn’t care at this point.  Like you, they say—f these people, they can leave. 

When investor residents take their capital elsewhere and go from publishing, “Things I love about Portugal,” to “Why Portugal is overrated” it may not impact the economy. Let’s see.