Article 105 of Law nº 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 governing persons and family is amended as follows:
“Everyone has the right to be given a copy or extract of his or her birth record. The ascendants and descendants of a person on the direct lineage, his or her spouse, his or her guardian or his or her legal representative are allowed to be issued with such a copy.

No any other person may be issued with a copy or extract of a birth record without the permission of the holder or a competent court if the holder died.
If the civil registrar refuses to issue such a copy, the person who is denied the copy refers the matter to the immediate supervisor of the civil registrar. In case of unsatisfactory response, he or she petitions the competent court which decides the case under summary procedure.
Any person who wishes to be issued with a birth record but whose birth was not declared within the period provided for by this Law, his or her birth must be first recorded in civil status registers in accordance with the provisions of the Order provided for under Article 100 of this Law.”