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Supremo Tribunal de Justiça's Acórdão 3/2026 Pins the Driving-Ban Penalty Clock to Final Judgement — Article 69(2) Closes the Voluntary Carta-de-Condução Surrender Loophole and Strips Pre-Trial Credit for Motoring Convicts

Supremo Tribunal de Justiça's Acórdão 3/2026 Pins the Driving-Ban Penalty Clock to Final Judgement — Article 69(2) Closes the Voluntary Carta-de-Condução Surrender Loophole and Strips Pre-Trial Credit for Motoring Convicts

STJ's Acórdão 3/2026 of 17 June pins the proibição de conduzir clock to trânsito em julgado, ruling that pre-trial voluntary licence surrender earns zero credit toward the driving-ban penalty under Article 69(2) of the Código Penal.
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