1. The trial may be adjourned only once, and to no later than the 10th day after the date on which it should have taken place:
1 - O julgamento só pode ser adiado uma única vez e até ao 10.º dia posterior à data em que deveria ter lugar:
a) If the person against whom the proceedings were brought requests that time to prepare their defence;
a) Se a pessoa contra a qual foi instaurado o processo solicitar esse prazo para a preparação da sua defesa;
b) If the person against whom the proceedings were brought fails to appear at the trial;
b) Se a pessoa contra a qual foi instaurado o processo faltar ao julgamento;
c) If witnesses whose testimony the Public Prosecutor’s Office or the person against whom the proceedings were brought has not waived fail to appear at the trial;
c) Se ao julgamento faltarem testemunhas de que o Ministério Público ou a pessoa contra a qual foi instaurado o processo não prescindam;
d) If the court, of its own motion, considers it necessary to carry out any evidentiary steps that are essential to establishing the truth of the facts and can foreseeably be carried out within that period.
d) Se o tribunal, oficiosamente, considerar necessário que se proceda a quaisquer diligências de prova essenciais à descoberta da verdade dos factos e que possam previsivelmente realizar-se dentro daquele prazo.
Verify that adjournment is allowed only once and up to the 10th day, the four grounds, and that points (a) to (c) do not apply to the cases in Article 134(1)(f).
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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.