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By Patricia Vicente Rua and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Buying property in Portugal is no longer a route to a “golden visa” giving residency rights but foreigners who want to secure one can still put their money into investment funds, which now anticipate a boom in inflows. The Portuguese government has tightened the rules after initially saying in February 2023 that it would scrap the golden visa scheme, which has been blamed for exacerbating a housing crisis. It had already sought to redirect property investments from big cities to depopulated areas. The scheme, which offers wealthy n…