Tribunal da Relação
Published 8 November 2026, 22:47
Tribunal da Relação (court of appeal)
A second-instance court: appeals against decisions of first-instance courts in criminal and civil cases are heard here. For foreigners, this is where appeals against court-ordered expulsion go. There are five such courts in the country: in Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Évora and Guimarães.
Where you come across it. An appeal against a sentence or against an expulsion decision.
An appeal against expulsion does not suspend enforcement of the decision; this is known as “devolutivo” effect.
Official website: csm.org.pt