Portuguese Supreme Administrative Court dismissed tax authority's appeal regarding illegal administrative detention of a foreign national.

The Supreme Administrative Court of Portugal unanimously dismissed the Tax Authority's appeal against an administrative detention order. The authority argued that the detention was necessary to prevent the individual from absconding, while the detainee contended the measure lacked legal basis and proportionality. The court ruled that the administrative detention was unlawful because the specific legal requirements for such coercive measures were not met in this instance.