Chapter VIII · Removal from national territory · Section III · Judicial expulsion · Subsection II · Autonomous judicial expulsion measure

Article 158 Appeal

Artigo 158.º · Recurso

Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (Lei de Estrangeiros) · consolidated text, as amended by Law No. 62/2026, checked 26 October 2026

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1. The judicial decision ordering expulsion may be appealed to the Court of Appeal (Tribunal da Relação), with non-suspensive effect.

1 - Da decisão judicial que determina a expulsão cabe recurso para o Tribunal da Relação com efeito devolutivo.

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2. The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure on ordinary appeals apply subsidiarily.

2 - É aplicável subsidiariamente o disposto no Código de Processo Penal sobre recurso ordinário.

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Verify that the appeal lies to the Court of Appeal with non-suspensive effect and that the Code of Criminal Procedure on ordinary appeals applies subsidiarily.

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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.

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