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Catarina Martins 'intransigent' in defence of the Constitution

Tuesday, 30 December 2025RSS
Catarina Martins 'intransigent' in defence of the Constitution

Catarina Martins also reiterated her plea that this presidential campaign 'should not be about individual cases, because the country would not forgive it', and called for 'all cases to be investigated'.

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The Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) is Portugal's highest court for constitutional review, responsible for checking whether laws and statutes comply with the Constitution and for annulling or suspending unconstitutional measures. FNAM's push for a review matters because the court can strike down or block parts of the regional emergency services statute, directly affecting how emergency care is regulated.