1. Additional or supplementary actions, procedures, or steps taken to enhance, support, or complete a primary measure or policy
The government implemented complementary measures to support the main economic reform.
O governo implementou medidas complementares para apoiar a reforma econômica principal.
2. In legal or administrative contexts, supplementary enforcement actions or sanctions that accompany a primary penalty
The judge imposed complementary measures alongside the main sentence.
O juiz impôs medidas complementares junto à sentença principal.
3. In education and social services, additional interventions designed to support primary interventions or treatments
Complementary measures such as tutoring were provided alongside the standard curriculum.
Medidas complementares como reforço escolar foram fornecidas junto ao currículo padrão.