I. EDITORIAL – PROHIBITION OF THE MARRIAGE OF MINORS; AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE
The month of April was characterized, in legislative terms, by the publication of Law no. 39/2025, of April 1, which prohibits the marriage of minors and includes child, early or forced marriage in the group of dangerous situations that legitimise intervention to promote the rights and protection of children and young people in danger, amending the Civil Code, the Civil Registry Code and the Law for the Protection of Children and Young People in Danger, and by the publication of Decree-Law no. 66/2025, of April 10, which amends the Public Procurement Code, approved in the annex to Decree-Law 18/2008, of January 29, complementing the transposition of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Also noteworthy, at a legislative level, are:
- Law no. 40/2025, of April 1, which equalises the reference values of the social benefit supplement for inclusion and the solidarity supplement for the elderly, amending Decree-Law no. 126-A/2017, of October 6;
- Ordinance no. 187/2025/1, of April 15, which makes the first amendment to Ordinance no. 236-A/2024/1, of September 27, which regulates the conditions for the granting of a personal guarantee by the State to ensure the carrying out of credit operations with a view to the acquisition of the first permanent home.
Within the scope of case law, we highlight the Judgement of the Constitutional Court no. 307/2025, of 22 April, Cases no. 1110/2023 and 271/2024, in which it was decided: "a) To declare unconstitutional, with general binding force, the following provisions of Law no. 22/2023, of 25 May: Article 9 no. 1, in the section where it states that "(...) the medical advisor (...) agrees on the (...) method to be used for the practice of medically assisted death (...)"; Article 16 no. 1 (e), in the section where it states that “[t]he patient's decision on the method of medically assisted death”; and Article 19 (c), in the section where it states ‘(...) so that the patient can choose and decide in an informed and conscious manner’.; b) Declare unconstitutional, with general binding force, for violation of the combined provisions of Article 24 no. 1, Article 18 no. 2 and Article 2 of the Constitution, as well as for violation of the combination of Article 2 and Article 165 no. 1 (b) of the Constitution, the rule in Article 6 no. 1 of Law no. 22/2023, of 25 July; c) As a result of the decision in the previous paragraph, declare the unconstitutionality, with general binding force, of the rule in Article 3 no. 1 of Law No. 22/2023 of 25 May; d) Declare the unconstitutionality, with general binding force, for violation of the combined provisions of paragraphs 1, 3 and 6 of Law No. 22/2023 of 25 May, Article 41 no. 1, no. 3 and no. 6 and Article 18 no. 2 of the Constitution, of the normative segment of paragraph 2 of Article 21 of Law No. 22/2023 of 25 May, which imposes on the health professional who refuses to perform or assist in the act of medically assisted death the burden of specifying the nature of the motivating reasons; e) Not to declare the unconstitutionality of the other rules that are the subject of the requests.".
Finally, in the Miscellaneous, the Council of Ministers approved the Decree-Law creating the electronic declaration of pregnancy for the purpose of granting prenatal family allowance.
II. LEGISLATION
Law no. 39/2025, of April 1: Prohibits the marriage of minors and includes child, early or forced marriage among the situations of danger that legitimise intervention to promote the rights and protection of children and young people in danger, amending the Civil Code, the Civil Registry Code and the Protection of Children and Young People in Danger Act.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/06400/0000300012.pdf
Law no. 40/2025, of April 1: Equalises the reference values of the social benefit supplement for inclusion and the solidarity supplement for the elderly, amending Decree-Law no. 126-A/2017, of October 6.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/06400/0001300013.pdf
Declaration of Rectification no. 18-B/2025/1, of April 2: Rectifies Law no. 37/2025, of 31 March, which allows family members and people applying for adoption to be foster families and strengthens the rights of children and young people in foster care, amending Law no. 147/99, of September 1, and Decree-Law no. 139/2019, of September 16.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/06501/0000200002.pdf
Law no. 49/2025, of April 3: Amends the Statute of Parliamentary Officials, approved in annex to Law no. 23/2011, of May 20.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/06600/0001600019.pdf
Ordinance no. 155/2025/1, of April 7: Amends Ordinance no. 320-A/2011, of December 30.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/06800/0008100083.pdf
Law no. 53-A/2025, of April 9: Amendment, by parliamentary appraisal, to Decree-Law no. 117/2024, of December 30, which amends the Legal Framework for Territorial Management Instruments, approved by Decree-Law no. 80/2015, of May 14.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07001/0000200007.pdf
Ordinance no. 171/2025/1, of April 10: Determines the dematerialisation of medical boards for assessing incapacity, approves the list of pathologies that can be the subject of a medical certificate of multi-use incapacity, with exemption from the medical board for assessing incapacity, and issues new provisions on medical boards for assessing incapacity.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07100/0032600338.pdf
Decree-Law no. 66/2025, of April 10: Amends the Public Contracts Code, approved in annex to Decree-Law no. 18/2008, of January 29, complementing the transposition of Directive 2014/24/EU.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07100/0030900310.pdf
Resolution of the Assembly of the Republic no. 127/2025, of April 10: Updating the National Energy and Climate Plan 2030.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07100/0000600300.pdf
Decree-Law no. 67/2025, of April 11: Approves the organisational structure of the Directorate-General for European and International Law.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07200/0000300016.pdf
Ordinance no. 174/2025/1, of April 11: Proceeds with the first amendment to Ordinance no. 90/2024/1, of March 11, which establishes the minimum requirements for the licensing, installation, organisation and operation, human resources and technical facilities of inpatient units owned by public legal persons, military institutions, private social solidarity institutions and private entities.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07200/0003900072.pdf
Ordinance no. 176/2025/1, of April 11: Proceeds with the second amendment to Ordinance no. 227/2014, of November 6, which defines the specific centralised purchasing activity in the health area that is the responsibility of SPMS – Shared Services of the Ministry of Helath, E. P. E. E.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07200/0008200083.pdf
Declaration of Rectification no. 20/2025/1, of April 14: Rectifies Law no. 37/2025, of March 31, which allows family members and people applying for adoption to be foster families and strengthens the rights of children and young people in foster care, amending Law no. 147/99, of September 1, and Decree-Law no. 139/2019, of September 16.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07300/0000300003.pdf
Ordinance no. 186/2025/1, of April 15: Proceeds with the first amendment to Ordinance no. 305/2017, of October 17, which approves the model application form and the model final application report for the allocation of support by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the actions of the associative movement and approves the model application form and the model final application report for the allocation of support by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the media.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07400/0000300031.pdf
Ordinance no. 187/2025/1, of April 15: Proceeds with the first amendment to Ordinance no. 236-A/2024/1, of September 27, which regulates the conditions for the granting of a personal guarantee by the state to ensure the realisation of credit operations with a view to the acquisition of the first permanent home.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07400/0003200034.pdf
Ordinance no. 189-A/2025/1, of April 15: First amendment to Ordinance no. 360/2024/1, of December 30, which establishes the specific support scheme to be granted under Article 70 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council, with regard to typologies C.1.1.7, "Integrated Production (PRODI) - agricultural crops" and C1.1.8, "Organic farming (conversion and maintenance)", as part of intervention C.1.1, "Agri-environment and Climate Commitments", of domain C.1, "Environmental and climate management" of axis C, "Rural Development" of the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan for Portugal (PEPAC).
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07401/0000200004.pdf
Ordinance no. 191/2025/1, of April 16: Approves the cover sheet for the Simplified Business Information/Annual Statement of Accounting and Tax Information (IES/DA).
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07500/0005800061.pdf
Ordinance no. 193/2025/1, of April 17: Approves the Specific Regulation of the "2025 Tourism Business Replacement Investment Support Line - Storm Martin" and the list of beneficiary tourism activities.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07600/0001600024.pdf
Ordinance no. 196/2025/1, of April 17: Ninth amendment to Ordinance no. 54-E/2023, of February 27, which establishes the system for applying the support provided for in the "Sustainability - Ecoregime" area of the "A - Income and sustainability" axis of the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan for Portugal, on the mainland.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07600/0002900030.pdf
Ordinance no. 197/2025/1, of April 21: Proceeds with the first amendment to Ordinance no. 450/2023, of December 22, which establishes the organisation, operation and installation of foster homes for children and young people and the definition of the financial contribution model for the units that make up the foster home, and repeals Ordinance no. 95/2024/1, of March 11.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07700/0001700029.pdf
Declaration of Rectification no. 21/2025/1, of April 22: Rectifies Law no. 39/2025, of April 1, which prohibits the marriage of minors and includes child, early or forced marriage in the set of situations of danger that legitimise intervention to promote the rights and protection of children and young people in danger, amending the Civil Code, the Civil Registry Code and the Law on the Protection of Children and Young People in Danger.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07800/0000300003.pdf
Decree-Law no. 69/2025, of April 23: Amends Decree-Law no. 15/2022, of January 14, which establishes the organisation and operation of the National Electricity System.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07900/0000300005.pdf
Ordinance no. 202/2025/1, of April 23: Proceeds with the eleventh amendment to Ordinance no. 207/2017, of July 11, and the first amendment to Ordinance no. 44/2025/1, of February 18.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/07900/0001000013.pdf
Decree-Law no. 70/2025, of April 29: Amends Decree-Law no. 109-E/2021, of December 9, which creates the National Anti-Corruption Mechanism and establishes the general regime for the prevention of corruption.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/08200/0000200039.pdf
Ordinance no. 205/2025/1, of April 30: Proceeds with the first amendment to Ordinance no. 77/2022, of February 3, which establishes the installation, organisation and operating conditions to be met by the Autonomy and Inclusion Residence.
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/04/08300/0000200007.pdf
III. Public Procurement1
Announcement no. 9445/2025, of April 10: P088/2025 - Creation of the Citizen's Bureau (33016/2025) - Municipality of Ourém - € 3,957,323.01 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/071/418928351.pdf
Announcement no. 9473/2025, of April 10: Contract 8/GEBALIS/2025 – Neighbourhood Quinta do Lavrado ¿ Building rehabilitation and conservation works - GEBALIS - Lisbon Municipal Housing Lease Management, E.M., S.A. - € 4,205,713.82 (GovYear)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/071/418920453.pdf
Announcement no. 9514/2025, of April 10: EM-25/00029 - Design-Build Mira Sintra Family Health Unit - Municipality of Sintra - €2,030,875.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/071/418932693.pdf
Announcement no. 9615/2025, of April 11: Contract for the Construction of a Technology-Based Business Incubator in São Teotónio - Municipality of Odemira - € 1,541,940.69 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/072/418925695.pdf
Announcement no. 9621/2025, of April 11: Adaptation (Alteration) of Existing Building (Youth Hostel) to Student Accommodation - Cilento Residence - Municipality of Idanha-a-Nova - € 1,149,297.59 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/072/418916922.pdf
Announcement no. 9628/2025, of April 11: Contract for the Upgrading of the Innovation Centre of two Ports under Project PRR-C05-I03-P-41 - National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research, I.P. - € 1,212,662.88 (GovYear)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/072/418939165.pdf
Announcement no. 9652/2025, of April 11: Contract for the Rehabilitation of the Primary Decanters of the Guia Wastewater Treatment Plant - Águas do Tejo Atlântico, SA - € 2,010,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/072/418939051.pdf
Announcement no. 9670/2025, of April 11: Contract for the Refurbishment of the Fonte Boa Innovation Centre under project PRR-C05-I03-P-46 - National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research, I.P. - € 1,423,661.39 (GovYear)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/072/418940582.pdf
Announcement no. 9721/2025, of April 11: Design-Build Contract for the IPC U Space - Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC) - € 12,659,800.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/072/418929234.pdf
Announcement no. 9750/2025, of April 14: Contract to extend and improve the facilities of the psychiatry and mental health department (DPSM) of ULS Lezíria, E.P.E. – Local Health Unit of Lezíria, E. P. E. E. - €2,075,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/073/418943117.pdf
Announcement no. 9772/2025, of April 14: Construction Contract - Maior OPorto Hotel, L.da - €13,733,250.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/073/418933665.pdf
Announcement no. 9774/2025, of April 14: Contract for the Rehabilitation of the Sassoeiros Outfall - Upper Zone - Águas do Tejo Atlântico, S. A. - €1,900,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/073/418936638.pdf
Announcement no. 9845/2025, of April 14: Construction of the Temporary Accommodation Centre - Overnight Stay Unit of Viana do Castelo - Municipality of Viana do Castelo - €1,998,028.45 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/073/418944754.pdf
Announcement no. 9871/2025, of April 14: Rehabilitation of the Balleteatro II School of Arts – Management and Works of Porto, E.M. - €2,700,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/073/418945467.pdf
Announcement no. 10100/2025, of April 16: Construction of Affordable Housing in Baltar - Municipality of Paredes - €2,551,006.37 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/075/418932709.pdf
Announcement no. 10105/2025, of April 16: Public Procurement no. 8/2025 - Contract for the Design and Construction of a Multi-Housing Building for 50 dwellings on Estrada do Calhariz de Benfica and Travessa Agostinho de Macedo, in the parish of Benfica, under the PRR Support Programme for Access to Housing - Investment line RE-C02-i01 (hereinafter also referred to as the Project). - Benfica Parish Council - €5,210,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/075/418954441.pdf
Announcement no. 10138/2025, of April 16: Contract for "PRR i01-61817 - Rehabilitation of 34 dwellings in Neighbourhood of Solidariedade, Benavente - €1,400,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/075/418926026.pdf
Announcement no. 10210/2025, of April 16: Contract for the construction of a daycare. – Intermunicipal Community of the Leiria Region - €1,475,650.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/075/418957836.pdf
Announcement no. 10233/2025, of April 16: Refurbishment of Student Residence Wing 1 - VPA and Wing 2 - EMG III - Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco - €2,142,025.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/075/418960232.pdf
Announcement no. 10283/2025, of April 17: Contract - NERBE/AEBAL-Business Association of Baixo Alentejo and Litoral - €2,003,665.33 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/076/418963635.pdf
Announcement no. 10289/2025, of April 17: Contract for the installation of the Centre for Judicial Studies in Vila do Conde - Municipality of Vila do Conde - €1,235,120.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/076/418964023.pdf
Announcement no. 10319/2025, of April 17: Expansion of Dr.ª Maria Cândida Secondary School - Municipality of Mira - €6,638,330.38 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/076/418947613.pdf
Announcement no. 10323/2025, of April 17: Contract for the Modernisation of the Technological Infrastructure and the Requalification of Spaces and Workshops ORSIFOR - Professional Training Centre of Moita, S.A. "Specialised Technological Centres" - Orsifor – Professional Training Centre of Moita, S.A. | Professional Technical School of Moita - €1,661,901.09 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/076/418964778.pdf
Announcement no. 10328/2025, of April 17: Design and construction contract, acquisition of vehicles and maintenance services for the Violet Line of Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. - Proc. no. 002/2025-DLO/ML. - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E. P. E. - €600,000,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/076/418953997.pdf
Announcement no. 10330/2025, of April 17: Contract for the Rehabilitation of the Roof and Window Frames of a Sector of the Castelo Building - University of Minho - €1,500,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/076/418965206.pdf
Announcement no. 10335/2025, of April 17: Contract for the Construction of Social Equipment Collaborative Housing COLLABORATIVE HOUSES CORTE REAL - Social Solidarity Cooperative, C.R.L. - Corte Real - Social Solidarity Cooperative, C.R.L. - €1,615,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/076/418964956.pdf
Announcement no. 10356/2025, of April 21: Refurbishment of the Old Health Centre into an ERPI and UCC - ADFP Foundation - Assistance, Development and Professional Training - €5,886,532.88 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/077/418956548.pdf
Announcement no. 10360/2025, of April 21: Rehabilitation / Expansion of the Day Centre and 3rd Age Home of the Social Centre of S. Miguel de Arcozelo – Social Centre of São Miguel de Arcozelo - €4,700,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/077/418965603.pdf
Announcement no. 10362/2025, of April 21: Contract for "Refurbishment and Expansion of Pavilion E9 and Building E8 to Install the Abrantes School of Technology and the Canteen/Cafeteria at TAGUSVALLEY - Abrantes Science and Technology Park" - Municipality of Abrantes - €6,645,971.02 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/077/418957236.pdf
Announcement no. 10381/2025, of April 21: Contract for the Requalification of BPMP II – Management and Works of Porto, E.M. - €34,500,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/077/418957309.pdf
Announcement no. 10400/2025, of April 21: Design-build contract for the conversion of the Oliveira do Hospital Business Centre - actions provided for in investment project no. 86, under the PRR, component 7-infrastructures (Notice no. 02/C7-I01/2021) - Municipality of Oliveira do Hospital - €6,120,624.30 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/077/418962558.pdf
Announcement no. 10444/2025, of April 21: Refurbishment of property for use by BNAUT - Campanhã Youth Centre - Seminary for Destitute Children - €1,105,575.02 (ComprasPT)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/077/418967807.pdf
Announcement no. 10549/2025, of April 22: Design-build contract for clean rooms for handling and preparing cytotoxic drugs and parenteral nutrition and for a cryobiology room, CAR-T cells - Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, EPERAM (SESARAM, EPERAM) - €2,226,760.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/078/418970585.pdf
Announcement no. 10594/2025, of April 23: Alteration of buildings at Quinta do Camacho for the Iberian Lynx Interpretation Centre - Municipality of Silves - €1,386,554.38 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/079/418966949.pdf
Announcement no. 10601/2025, of April 23: Refurbishment of Square José Florêncio Soares, including covered car park - Municipality of Fafe - €4,042,650.85 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/079/418974919.pdf
Announcement no. 10659/2025, of April 23: Lordelo Public Space - Phase 1 - Requalification - Contract – Management and Works of Porto, E.M. - €2,776,300.59 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/079/418970171.pdf
Announcement no. 10674/2025, of April 23: Contract for the construction of a building for collaborative and community housing and walls - Deliciosas Diferenças, Cooperativa de Responsabilidade Limitada, CRL. - €1,100,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/079/418977081.pdf
Announcement no. 10701/2025, of April 23: Contract for the construction of the Pinhal do General Primary School and Kindergarten in Fernão Ferro, published in the OJEU - Seixal Municipality - €6,034,774.62 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/079/418951282.pdf
Announcement no. 10720/2025, of April 23: Road Transport - North Coast Cycle Path - Interconnection between relevant agglomerations - Matosinhos (Perafita/Lavra) - Vila do Conte - Matosinhos City Council - €1,297,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/079/418974279.pdf
Announcement no. 10749/2025, of April 24: Construction of the Collaborative Housing Project - Criar-T, located in Rua Antonio Gedeão, Seixal - CRIAR-T Solidarity Association - €4,023,183.21 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/080/418974838.pdf
Announcement no. 10762/2025, of April 24: Contract for the rehabilitation of the southern Espinho spur – Portuguese Agency for the Environment, IP - €2,808,765.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/080/418969062.pdf
Announcement no. 10801/2025, of April 24: Contract for the extension of the ERPI social response – The Garden Social Solidarity Centre of Canedo - €1,500,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/080/418981844.pdf
Announcement no. 10839/2025, of April 24: Acquisition of school transport services for students with special health needs residing in the Municipality - Municipality of Amadora - €2,773,553.95 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/080/418968982.pdf
Announcement no. 10851/2025, of April 24: Requalification of the Seia GNR Territorial Post - Municipality of Seia - €1,988,747.95 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/080/418982808.pdf
Announcement no. 10869/2025, of April 24: Alteration and Rehabilitation of Multifamily Buildings - Street S. Pedro - Municipality of Guarda - €1,535,997.47 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/080/418982832.pdf
Announcement no. 10875/2025, of 24 April: Requalification and Expansion of the Thermal Spa - Municipality of Castro Daire - €6,125,741.31 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/080/418971127.pdf
Announcement no. 10887/2025, of April 24: Insurance Portfolio - Horários do Funchal, Transportes Públicos, S.A. - €3,670,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/080/418972561.pdf
Announcement no. 11181/2025, of April 30: Contract for the Rehabilitation and Conservation of Benfica Market - Lisboa Ocidental SRU – Urban Rehabilitation Society, E.M. S.A - €2,700,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/083/418992909.pdf
Announcement no. 11261/2025, of April 30: Rehabilitation of the Ansião Municipal Market - Municipality of Ansião - €1,832,900.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/083/418996773.pdf
Announcement no. 11285/2025, of April 30: Rehabilitation of Largo do Soito - Granjal. - Municipality of Sernancelhe - € 5,538,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/083/418996449.pdf
Announcement no. 11301/2025, of April 30: Alteration and extension of a building for collaborative housing - ADI Social Solidarity Society of Duas Igrejas - € 1,926,262.27 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/04/083/418997429.pdf
IV. CASE-LAW
IV.1. Court of Justice of the European Union
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), April 3, Case C-807/23: Reference for a preliminary ruling. Freedom of movement for workers. Article 45 TFEU. Lawyers. Lawyer training. Territorial restrictions. National legislation requiring the completion of part of the training period of a trainee lawyer with a lawyer having his or her registered office in the national territory.
Summary:
“Article 45 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State which requires a specific part of practical training, which is necessary in order to be admitted to practise as a lawyer and during which the trainee lawyer has some power to act as a legal representative before the courts of that Member State, to be completed with a lawyer established in that Member State, while precluding the possibility of that part being completed with a lawyer established in another Member State, even though that lawyer is admitted in the first Member State and the activities carried out in the context of that training relate to the law of that first Member State, and therefore not allowing the persons who have studied law concerned to complete that part of that training period in another Member State on the condition that they prove to the competent national authorities that that part of the training as will be completed by him or her is capable of providing them with training and experience equivalent to that provided by practical training with a lawyer established in the first Member State.”
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:62023CJ0807
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber), April 3, Case C-228/24: Reference for a preliminary ruling. Taxation. Directive 2011/96/EU. Common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States. Exemption from corporation tax in respect of dividends paid by a non-resident subsidiary to a resident parent company. Article 1 no. 2 and no. 3. Anti-abuse provision. Classification of the subsidiary as a non-genuine arrangement. Steps of an arrangement. Tax advantage.
Summary:
“1. The anti-abuse provision set out in Article 1 no. 2 and no. 3 of Council Directive 2011/96/EU of 30 November 2011 on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States, as amended by Council Directive (EU) 2015/121 of 27 January 2015, must be interpreted as not precluding national practice under which a parent company is denied, in its Member State of residence, an exemption from corporation tax in respect of dividends received from a subsidiary established in another Member State on the ground that that subsidiary is a non-genuine arrangement, where that subsidiary is not a conduit company and the profits distributed by way of dividends were generated in the course of activities carried out under that subsidiary’s name, provided that the constituent elements of an abusive practice are present.
2. The anti-abuse provision set out in Article 1 no. 2 and no. 3 of Directive 2011/96, as amended by Directive 2015/121, must be interpreted as precluding a national practice under which, without exception, only the situation existing as at the dates of payment of dividends is to be taken into account in order to classify a subsidiary established in another Member State as a non-genuine arrangement, where that subsidiary was set up for valid commercial reasons and the genuine nature of its activity before those dates is not called into question.
3. The anti-abuse provision set out in Article 1 no. 2 and no. 3 of Directive 2011/96, as amended by Directive 2015/121, must be interpreted as meaning that, where a parent company has received dividends from a subsidiary classified as a non-genuine arrangement, that classification alone is not sufficient to find that, by enjoying an exemption from corporation tax in respect of those dividends, the parent company obtained a tax advantage that defeats the object and purpose of that directive.”
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0228
IV.2. Constitutional Court
Judgement of the Constitutional Court no. 294/2025, of April 3, Case no. 959/2025:
"In these terms and on these grounds, it is decided:
a) Not to declare unconstitutional the rule contained in article 87-A of the Corporate Income Tax Code, as amended by Law no. 2/2014, of January 16 (which republished the law), in the section in which it provides for "additional rates of taxation according to the greater volume of income (profit) calculated in the company";
b) Dismiss the action brought by A., SA;"
https://www.tribunalconstitucional.pt/tc/acordaos/20250294.html
Judgement of the Constitutional Court no. 307/2025, of April 22, Cases no. 1110/2023 and 271/2024:
"For the foregoing reasons, it is decided:
a) To declare unconstitutional, with general binding force, for violation of Article 2 of the Constitution, the following provisions of Law no. 22/2023, of May 25: Article 9 no. 1, in the section where it states that "(...) the medical advisor (...) agrees on the (...) method to be used for the practice of medically assisted death (...)"; Article 16 no. 1 (e), in the section which states that "[t]he patient's decision on the method of medically assisted death"; and Article 19(c), in the section which states "(...) so that the patient can choose and decide in an informed and conscious manner".
b) Declare unconstitutional, with general binding force, for violation of the combined provisions of Article 24 no. 1, Article 18 no. 2 and Article 2 of the Constitution, as well as for violation of the combination of Article 2 and Article 165 no. 1 (b) of the Constitution, the rule in Article 6 no. 1 of Law 22/2023 of May 25.
c) As a result of the decision in the preceding paragraph, declare the unconstitutionality, with general binding force, of article 3 no. 1 of Law no. 22/2023, of May 25.
d) Declare unconstitutional, with general binding force, for violation of the combined provisions of Article 41 no. 1, no. 3 and no. 6 and Article 18 no. 2 of the Constitution, the normative segment of Article 21 no. 2 of Law 22/2023 of 25 May, which imposes on the health professional who refuses to perform or assist in the act of medically assisted death the burden of specifying the nature of the motivating reasons.
e) Not to declare the unconstitutionality of the other rules that are the object of the requests."
https://www.tribunalconstitucional.pt/tc/acordaos/20250307.html
IV.3. Judicial Courts
Judgement of the Supreme Court of Justice, of April 2, Case no. 22380/22.7T8LSB.L1.S1: Accident at Work. In Itinere Accident.
Summary:
"I. The accident in itinere consists of an extension of the concept of accident at work, the justification for which lies in the risk to which the worker is exposed due to the need to travel to and from work.
II. Both doctrine and jurisprudence have been expanding the situations that fall within the interruptions or deviations that do not prevent the accident from being considered work-related, in a broad interpretation of the concept that, without going beyond the letter of the law, is rooted in the teleological meaning of the relevant rules.
III. The injured woman walked part of the route she usually took by bus, therefore within the scope of the route normally used: as well as workers having the freedom to choose the way they travel, as long as it is not unreasonable, nowadays there is a growing tendency for people to make all or part of their daily journeys on foot, for the most diverse reasons (physical exercise, concern for the environment, cost reduction, etc.).
IV. The needs that led to the interruptions/divertions that in this case took place along or very close to that journey can be met: stopping at a shop to buy a hand towel, where he spent around 20 minutes talking on his mobile phone; and entering a supermarket to shop for dinner, all in accordance with personal/family needs that are clearly in line with the models of life normally practised by most people.
V. In addition, the accident in question occurred when the worker had already resumed her bus journey, therefore already within the sphere of risk inherent in travelling by bus, so we are dealing with an accident in itinere"
Judgement of the Supreme Court of Justice, of April 8, Case no. 947/21.0T8STR.E1.S1: Non-contractual liability. Road Traffic Accident. Reflective Damages. Minor Child. Surviving Spouse. Non-pecuniary damage. Right to Compensation. Uniform Judgement. Interpretation of the Law. Fairness. Principle of Proportionality. Principle of Equality. Personal and Family Life of Interested Parties.
Summary:
"I - The Supreme Court of Justice has standardised its case law to the effect that articles 483/1 and 496/1 of the Civil Code should be interpreted as covering particularly serious non-pecuniary damage suffered by the surviving spouse of a victim who has been particularly seriously injured.
II - The right to compensation for reflex non-pecuniary damage will only be admissible in exceptional cases, namely when the pain and suffering of people with a close emotional relationship with the injured party can be categorised as particularly serious and constitutes a (mediate) consequence of the injuries, which were also particularly serious, caused to the direct injured party, even if he or she survived him or her.
III - The emotional shock suffered by the plaintiff with the news of her father's accident and the psychological saturation resulting from having accompanied his suffering on a daily basis, without the sequelae of the directly injured party implying intense suffering in the relational experience of both, do not merit compensation as non-pecuniary damage."
Judgement of the Lisbon Court of Appeals, of April 8, Case no. 336/22.0T8VFX-H.L1-1: Separation. Restitution of Assets. Promissory Contract. Purchase and Sale. Possession. Usucaption. Demolition of Works. Illegal Occupation of Urban Building. Compensation for Occupation.
Summary:
"I - The position of promissory purchaser does not, in principle, constitute genuine possession, which does not arise from the promissory contract (since that is not its object), but may result from a different negotiating agreement between the parties and the actual delivery of the property.
II - It will have to be this agreement, as well as the circumstances relating to the subjective element (animus) that determine the correct classification with regard to possible possession, i.e. the acts of possession must be carried out with the animus of exercising the corresponding right of ownership in one's own name, i.e. intervening in the thing as if it were one's own.
III - The fact that it was expressly stated in the promissory contract of sale and purchase that the promissory purchasers remained "as mere holders of the said property" and that the price agreed in the promise was not paid, despite the existence of a traditio for the promissory purchasers, does not allow us to conclude that, at the time of the promise, there was a common will on the part of the parties towards the immediate and definitive transfer of possession corresponding to the right of ownership.
IV - All the preconditions for non-contractual civil liability for unlawful acts (article 483 of the Civil Code) have not been met, in particular the requirement of unlawfulness, when, although it has been proven that the promissory purchasers carried out extension work on the property they moved into as a result of signing a promissory contract of sale, it is not known whether they did so with or without the owners' authorisation.
V - If the alleged obligation to compensate the owner of the property as a result of its occupation by the promissory purchasers is not caused by the practice of an illicit and culpable fact, despite the fact that they were judicially challenged when the counterclaim was served, they do not constitute default if the rental value of that property has not been ascertained."
Judgement of the Porto Court of Appeals, April 7, Case no. 9755/23.3T8VNG.P1: Recognition of the Existence of an Employment Relationship. Legal Presumption/ Article 12 of the Labour Code. Digital Platform. Courier.
Summary:
"I - The classification of a contract as an employment contract must be based on the totality of the information available, on the basis of greater or lesser correspondence with the standard concept.
II - The relationship between the owner/administrator of a digital platform and the provider of an activity within its scope cannot be classified as labour, when the latter can define the minimum amount to be received for his activity, can choose when and where he provides the activity, can reject the offers made to him, and even cancel those already accepted, as long as he has not yet collected the product to be delivered, can be replaced by other providers registered in the same application, and can at the same time provide his activity to third parties, namely competing digital platforms."
Judgement of the Porto Court of Appeals, of April 8, Case no. 91/23.6T8STS.P1: Non-Housing Lease. Works on the Leasehold. Right to Terminate the Contract. Right to Compensation.
Summary:
"I - In non-housing leases, it is up to the parties, in the exercise of the contractual freedom enshrined in article 405 of the Civil Code, to determine who is responsible for carrying out the works on the leased premises, whether they are ordinary or extraordinary conservation works, so that only if there is no agreement will it be up to the landlord to carry out the conservation works.
II - The regime set out in Article 1074 no. 5 of the Civil Code may be validly derogated from by agreement between the parties, namely by establishing in the contract that the tenant will not be entitled to any compensation for the works he may carry out on the building.
III - As can be seen from Article 1086 no. 2 of the Civil Code, cancellation is cumulative with civil liability, reinforcing the general rule already enshrined in Article 801 no. 2 of the Civil Code.
IV - The right to terminate the lease on the tenant's initiative due to a fact attributable to the landlord can be combined with the right to compensation under the general terms, provided that the legal assumptions of civil liability, in this case contractual, are met.
V - The determination of the amount necessary to repair the damage is not a prerequisite for civil liability, and the lack of proof of the quantification of the compensation amount, once the damage has been established, can be reached in a settlement incident (art. 358 of the CPC)."
Judgement of the Porto Court of Appeals, of April 8, Case no. 2638/23.9T8LOU-A.P1: Loan. Payment in instalments. Early Maturity. Capital repayment instalments and interest.
Summary:
"I - Consolidated case law has advocated that the early maturity of the entire debt arising from a loan agreement does not prevent the application of the five-year limitation period referred to in article 310 (e) of the CC, with regard to the capital amortisation quotas and remunerative interest.
II - The prescription of the causal obligation, guaranteed by the promissory note, necessarily determines the extinction of the cartular obligation, even though the limitation period should be counted from the maturity date on the note.
III - Guarantors do not benefit from the effects of the statute of limitations, invoked only by the subscriber of the promissory note."
Judgement of the Évora Court of Appeals, of April 9, Case no. 2253/24.0T8FAR.E1: Labour Misdemeanour. Joint Liability of Managing Partner. Measure of the fine.
Summary:
"I - The liability of the managing partner for the joint and several payment of the fine imposed on the defendant company does not imply any transfer of the defendant's administrative offence liability to its legal representative, the liability for guilt being exclusively attributed to the defendant company.
II - In essence, the legal representative of the defendant company only acts as a guarantor of payment of the fine imposed.
III - In determining the concrete measure of the fine, with regard to the person jointly and severally liable for its payment, neither the degree of guilt nor the economic situation should be ascertained, nor whether or not he has derived any economic benefit from the commission of the administrative offences."
IV.4. Administrative and Tax Courts
Judgement of the Supreme Administrative Court, of April 2, Case no. 024/18.1BEPRT: Group of Companies. Affiliation. Distribution of Profits. Autonomous taxation.
Summary:
"I - The negative net profit of a subsidiary resident outside Portugal cannot be recognised as an expense of the parent company resident in Portugal.
II - The refusal by the AT to apply the regime for the elimination of double economic taxation to distributed profits in the absence of their effective taxation in the sphere of the company that distributes them, even in the hypothesis that there has been taxation in the distribution chain in the sphere of sub-affiliates, does not constitute, according to the legislation that was in force, a violation of article 51 of the IRC Code.
III - According to the legislation in force at the time, autonomous taxation may be applicable to expenses or charges for light passenger or mixed-use vehicles incurred by a permanent establishment located outside Portuguese territory.
IV - The judges of the Tax Litigation Section of the Supreme Administrative Court agree in conference to dismiss the appeal, upholding the contested judgement."
Judgement of the Supreme Administrative Court, of April 9, Case no. 0304/09.7BELRS: Exceptional Review Appeal. Preliminary Assessment.
Summary:
"I - The exceptional review appeal provided for in article 285 of the CPTT does not correspond to the generalised introduction of a new instance of appeal, functioning only as a "safety valve" for the system, and is therefore only admissible if we are dealing with an issue which, due to its legal or social relevance, is of fundamental importance, or if the admission of this appeal is clearly necessary for a better application of the law, and it is the appellant's responsibility to allege and demonstrate the requirements for the admissibility of the appeal (cf. Article 144 no. 2 of the CPTA and Article 639 no. 1 and no. 2 of the CPC, which are subsidiarily applicable).
II - The review must be admitted when the normative interpretation made by the courts appears to be highly doubtful and, moreover, has expressly disregarded the need to comply with European Union law (despite the fact that we are dealing with a purely domestic situation, the interpreted norm constitutes the transposition of a directive)."
V. BRIEFS
V.1. DOCTRINE
V.1.1. Monographs and Periodicals
António Santos e Silva, Reforma dos Administradores das Sociedades Anónimas, Almedina, April 2025.
Ana Corte Real, O Direito de Retenção e os Novos Desafios na Perspetiva do Consumidor, Almedina, April 2025.
João Pedro Leitão, O Impacto da Inteligência Artificial nos Direitos do Titular de Dados Pessoais: o Caso ChatGPT, Almedina, April 2025.
Cláudio Sampaio, As Sociedades Fictícias em Portugal e a Desconsideração da Personalidade Jurídica, Almedina, April 2025.
Sandra Braga Fernandes, Inteligência Artificial e Determinação da Probabilidade de Reincidência, Almedina, April 2025.
Edgar Valles, Prática Processual Civil, Almedina, April 2025.
Susana Galante, A Tributação das Pessoas Singulares Não Residentes, Almedina, April 2025.
Pedro Pinto Barata, Penhora de Direitos de Crédito, Almedina, April 2025.
João Miguel Pires Limão, Criminal Compliance e Investigações Internas: (In)validade da Prova no Processo Penal, AAFDL Editores, April 2025.
Ana Perestrelo de Oliveira, Acordos Parassociais, Almedina, April 2025.
Miguel Gorjão-Henriques, Direito da União, Almedina, April 2025.
Paula Rosado Pereira, Manual de IRS, Almedina, April 2025.
Luís Manuel Teles Menezes Leitão, Direito das Obrigações - Volume II, Almedina, April 2025.
Isabel Cristina Vasconcelos, Hipoteca e Direito de Retenção em Face da Insolvência do Promitente-vendedor Atualizado a Luz do Decreto-lei 48/2024, de 25 de Julho, Almedina, April 2025.
IV.1.2. Generic Guidelines & Cia
Circular Letter no. 25066/2025, of April 15, by Order of the Deputy Director-General of the Indirect Tax Area
Subject: VAT - Decree-Law no. 49/2025 of March 27. Approval of tax simplification measures amending the VAT Code and Decree-Law no. 28/2019 of February 15.
Circular Letter no. 25065/2025, of April 8, by Order of the Deputy Director-General of the Indirect Tax Area
Subject: VAT - Special exemption regime applicable to cross-border transactions.
V.2. Miscellaneous
V.2.1. Economy, Finance and Taxation
The Council of Ministers, meeting on April 23 of 2025, at the Official Residence of the Prime Minister, approved the following diplomas:
- Deliberation submitting to public consultation the preliminary draft revision of the criminal law and criminal procedure on the confiscation of advantages from criminal activity;
- Decree-Law creating the electronic declaration of pregnancy for the purpose of granting prenatal family allowance;
- Decree-Law establishing the possibility of integration, at the option of the worker with a legal public employment relationship, into the careers and categories of the Public Administration Shared Services Entity, I. P. (ESPAP, I. P.). (ESPAP, I. P.).
- Decree-Law completing the transposition of the Directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens during working time;
https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc24/governo/comunicado-do-conselho-de-ministros?i=669
V.2.2. Industrial Property
Provisional statistics on Industrial Property Rights (IPR) applications and grants for the month of March 2025 were released on April 14:
(i) In the first three months of 2025, 241 national invention applications were filed (up from 202 in the same period of the previous year);
(ii) In terms of concessions, 73 national inventions were granted between January and March 2025, compared to 47 between January and March 2024, which represents an increase of 55.3 per cent;
(iii) The total number of International (PCT) and European Patent Applications, via the INPI as the Receiving Office, was 19 in the first three months of 2025 and 17 in the first three months of 2024. The number of European Patent validations filed in Portugal between January and March 2025 fell by 23.5 per cent year-on-year, from 731 validations filed between January and March 2024 to 559 between January and February 2025;
(iv) National Trademarks and Other Distinctive Trade Signs (OSDC) registered 6,193 applications in the first three months of 2025 (up from 5,926 in the same period in 2024), representing growth of 4.5 per cent;
(v) Between January and March 2025, there were 51 applications for International Trademarks originating in Portugal, which is higher than the 41 applications registered in the same period in 2024. The figures for European Union trade mark applications originating in Portugal show a decrease over the same period, from 590 to 503 applications;
(vi) With regard to International Trademark Designs for national study and registration, according to data from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), there was an increase compared to the same period last year. 217 International Trade Mark Designs were submitted in the first three months of 2025 and 247 in the first three months of 2024.
https://inpi.justica.gov.pt/en-gb/INPI-News/Industrial-Property-Rights-January-to-March-2025
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