Tribunal Constitucional

Seguro Returns Decreto 49/XVII to Parliament Tuesday Morning — Tribunal Constitucional Struck Down the Nationality-Loss Accessory Penalty Unanimously on Friday and Hugo Soares Signals PSD Will Not Force a Reconfirmation Override

Seguro returned Decreto 49/XVII to Parliament on Tuesday under Article 279(1). The Tribunal Constitucional struck down the nationality-loss accessory penalty unanimously on Friday — the second TC defeat — and Hugo Soares has ruled out a PSD two-thirds override.

12 May 2026

Constitutional Court

Lei 45/2024 Tightening CGA Reinscription Walks Into Its Fourth Tribunal Constitucional Defeat — Procurador-Geral Pushes the File Into Abstract Successive Review, Acórdão 367/2026 Sets Up a Força-Geral-e-Obrigatória Strike-Down

Lei 45/2024 tightening CGA reinscription has drawn four Tribunal Constitucional unconstitutionality rulings. The Procurador-Geral filed for abstract successive review after the third; Acórdão 367/2026 of 21 April sets up a strike-down with força geral e obrigatória.

11 May 2026

Politics

Tribunal Constitucional Strikes the Loss-of-Nationality Accessory Penalty Down for the Second Time — Three Central Norms Declared Unconstitutional by Unanimity

The Tribunal Constitucional struck the loss-of-nationality decree down for the second time on Thursday evening, declaring three central norms of the revised Penal Code unconstitutional and doing so — once again — by unanimity. Mariana Canotilho's...

9 May 2026

Politics

Tribunal Constitucional Annuls Daniel Adrião's Expulsion From the PS — Court Calls the Comissão Nacional de Jurisdição's 2025 Decision 'Illegal' and the Former Leadership Candidate Demands a Public Apology From José Luís Carneiro

On 25 April the Tribunal Constitucional annulled Daniel Adrião's expulsion from the PS as illegal. The former leadership candidate asked José Luís Carneiro for readmission and a public apology — setting a precedent for autárquica-related disciplinary cases.

26 April 2026