A manager or director of a company who prevents or hinders, or induces another person to prevent or hinder, acts necessary for the supervision of the company’s affairs that are carried out, in the manner and form provided by law, by a person who has a duty to exercise supervision under the law, the articles of association or a court decision, or by a person acting on the instructions of a person having that duty, is punishable by imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine.
O gerente ou administrador de sociedade que impedir ou dificultar, ou levar outrem a impedir ou dificultar, atos necessários à fiscalização da vida da sociedade, executados, nos termos e formas que sejam de direito, por quem tenha por lei, pelo contrato social ou por decisão judicial o dever de exercer a fiscalização, ou por pessoa que atue à ordem de quem tenha esse dever, é punido com pena de prisão até 2 anos ou com pena de multa.
The offender (manager or director), the alternative conduct (preventing, hindering or inducing another to do so), the three sources of the supervisory duty (law, articles of association, court decision), persons acting on the supervisor's instructions, and the penalty of imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine are retained.
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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.