Court rules criminal tribunal has exclusive jurisdiction to execute fines imposed in contravention proceedings.

The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa unanimously declared that the criminal tribunal holds exclusive competence for executing fines imposed in contravention proceedings. The applicant argued for a different competent authority, but the court rejected this based on the specific procedural nature of contravention cases. Consequently, the decision established that execution of such fines must be handled by the criminal tribunal to ensure procedural consistency.