The lack of consensus around Portugal's intervention in turn made possible the appearance of two dictatorships, led by General Pimenta de Castro (January–May 1915) and Sidónio Pais (December 1917 – December 1918).
Den manglende konsensus om Portugals deltagelse i krigen muliggjorde i stedet fremkomsten af to diktaturer under ledelse af general Pimenta de Castro (januar–maj 1915) og Sidónio Pais (december 1917-december 1918).