In 1962 the preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was banned in Portugal, and the missionaries ​ — including Eric Britten, Domenick Piccone, Eric Beveridge, and their wives — ​ were expelled.
इनमें से कुछ मिशनरी थे, एरिक ब्रीटन, डामनिक पीकोनी, एरिक बैवरिज और उनकी पत्नियाँ ।