1. The ancillary penalty of expulsion may be imposed on a foreign national not resident in the country who has been sentenced for an intentional crime to more than 6 months’ actual imprisonment, or to a fine as an alternative to a prison sentence of more than 6 months.
1 - A pena acessória de expulsão pode ser aplicada ao cidadão estrangeiro não residente no País, condenado por crime doloso em pena superior a 6 meses de prisão efectiva ou em pena de multa em alternativa à pena de prisão superior a 6 meses.
2. The same penalty may be imposed on a foreign national resident in the country who has been sentenced for an intentional crime to more than 1 year’s imprisonment; in imposing it, however, account must be taken of the seriousness of the acts committed by the defendant, the defendant’s personality, any reoffending, the degree of integration into social life, special prevention and the length of residence in Portugal.
2 - A mesma pena pode ser imposta a um cidadão estrangeiro residente no País, condenado por crime doloso em pena superior a 1 ano de prisão, devendo, porém, ter-se em conta, na sua aplicação, a gravidade dos factos praticados pelo arguido, a sua personalidade, a eventual reincidência, o grau de inserção na vida social, a prevenção especial e o tempo de residência em Portugal.
3. Without prejudice to the preceding paragraph, the ancillary penalty of expulsion may be imposed on a foreign national with permanent residence only where their conduct constitutes a serious danger or threat to public policy, security or national defence.
3 - Sem prejuízo do disposto no número anterior, a pena acessória de expulsão só pode ser aplicada ao cidadão estrangeiro com residência permanente, quando a sua conduta constitua perigo ou ameaça graves para a ordem pública, a segurança ou a defesa nacional.
4. Where the ancillary penalty of expulsion is imposed, the sentence enforcement judge shall order its enforcement as soon as the following has been served:
4 - Sendo decretada a pena acessória de expulsão, o juiz de execução de penas ordena a sua execução logo que cumpridos:
a) Half of the sentence, in cases of a sentence of five years’ imprisonment or less;
a) Metade da pena, nos casos de condenação em pena igual ou inferior a cinco anos de prisão;
b) Two thirds of the sentence, in cases of a sentence of more than five years’ imprisonment.
b) Dois terços da pena, nos casos de condenação em pena superior a cinco anos de prisão.
5. The sentence enforcement judge may, on a reasoned proposal from the prison director and where the convicted person does not object, decide to bring forward enforcement of the ancillary penalty of expulsion once one third of the sentence has been served, in cases of a sentence of five years’ imprisonment or less, provided that service of the remainder of the sentence in the country of destination is ensured.
5 - O juiz de execução de penas pode, sob proposta fundamentada do diretor do estabelecimento prisional, e sem oposição do condenado, decidir a antecipação da execução da pena acessória de expulsão logo que cumprido um terço da pena, nos casos de condenação em pena igual ou inferior a cinco anos de prisão e desde que esteja assegurado o cumprimento do remanescente da pena no país de destino.
Verify the sentence thresholds (more than 6 months for non-residents, more than 1 year for residents), the permanent-residence condition in paragraph 3, and the enforcement points of half, two thirds and one third of the sentence against the five-year threshold.
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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.