Pessoas–Animais–Natureza (PAN)
EU RANK: 75 (Tier 2: High Performance)
PAN is a green and animal‑rights party that combines environmentalism, animal protection and social‑justice concerns within a broadly pro‑EU, progressive framework. It has maintained a small but visible parliamentary presence and has participated episodically in supporting PS‑led governments on specific policy agendas.
Disinformation and alternative media
PAN communicates through mainstream media, its own online channels and issue‑based networks focused on environmental and animal‑rights advocacy; it does not operate a large conspiracy‑oriented alternative‑media ecosystem. Research on the Portuguese information space from 2015 to 2025 associates systematic disinformation primarily with radical‑right and anti‑system actors, not with PAN, whose controversies typically revolve around policy priorities rather than fabricated claims. Disinformation and alternative‑media DMI risk is low.
Foreign influence and external alignments
The party is pro‑EU and generally supportive of NATO membership, while prioritising climate, biodiversity and animal‑welfare issues in European and international fora. Oversight of party finances and litigation records up to 2025 provide no evidence of hostile‑state funding or strategic control; PAN’s resources come mainly from public subsidies, membership fees and domestic donations under Portuguese transparency rules. Foreign‑influence DMI risk is low.
Media capture, advertising and public service media
As a small party without control of the executive, PAN has little structural leverage over RTP or major private media groups. It advocates stronger coverage of environmental and animal‑welfare issues, more transparency in state advertising, and independence of public‑service media, but there is no indication that it has attempted to steer public advertising or appointments to influence editorial lines. Media‑capture, advertising and PSB‑control DMI risk is low.
Corruption, litigation and institutional integrity
Court and prosecutorial records between 2015 and 2025 do not feature major corruption or illicit‑funding cases centred on PAN’s leadership or parliamentary group. Party‑funding data show modest budgets predominantly based on regulated public subsidies and small donations, with no large asset holdings or oligarchic sponsors. The party’s profile is strongly linked to ethical politics and environmental and animal‑welfare advocacy, and available evidence is consistent with that narrative. Corruption and institutional‑integrity DMI risk is low.
Press freedom, harassment and treatment of media
PAN supports robust press‑freedom protections, transparency and access to environmental information, and it has cooperated with investigative and issue‑focused media on topics such as animal cruelty and pollution. There is no documented pattern of PAN orchestrating harassment, intimidation or SLAPP‑type lawsuits against journalists; disputes with outlets are generally limited to criticism of coverage or requests for right of reply. Press‑freedom and harassment DMI risk is low.
| Dimension | Risk level | Short justification |
|---|---|---|
| Disinformation & alternative media | Low | Uses mainstream and advocacy‑oriented media; not associated with systematic disinformation, unlike radical‑right actors. |
| Foreign influence & external alignments | Low | Pro‑EU party focused on environment and animal welfare; funding derives from regulated domestic sources with no hostile‑state links. |
| Media capture & advertising / PSB control | Low | Small party with no control over RTP or big outlets; advocates transparency rather than capture and has not misused public advertising. |
| Corruption & institutional integrity risk | Low | No major corruption or illicit‑funding scandals; modest, transparent finances without oligarch sponsors. |
| Press freedom & harassment of media | Low | Publicly backs press freedom and access to information; no record of harassment or SLAPPs targeting journalists. |