dias de multa
Published 4 November 2026, 21:42
dias de multa (fine days, daily rates)
How a criminal fine is worked out in Portugal: the court first sets a number of days and then an amount per day, based on the convicted person's income and outgoings. The total is the number of days multiplied by the daily amount, so for the same offence a poor person and a rich person pay different sums.
Where you come across it. Sentences and descriptions of penalties: “up to 50 days' fine”, “up to 500 days' fine”.
Do not confuse it with a coima, an administrative fine in euros: for a coima the law states the amount directly, whereas for dias de multa it gives only the number of days.