Portuguese court declares Article 33 of the Expropriation Code unconstitutional for limiting compensation. The Tribunal da Relação confirmed the sentence upholding the claimant's right to full constitutional indemnity. The court ruled that statutory caps on expropriation compensation violate the constitutional principle of just compensation. This decision establishes that any legislative limit preventing full compensation is void. The judgment reinforces the supremacy of constitutional guarantees over administrative regulations in property disputes. The ruling ensures that expropriated parties receive fair market value without arbitrary statutory restrictions.

The Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmed the lower court's sentence declaring Article 33 of the Expropriation Code unconstitutional. The claimant argued that statutory limits on compensation violated the constitutional right to just indemnity, while the opposing party contended the law provided necessary fiscal control. The court held that norms establishing limits or preventing full compensation are inherently unconstitutional, thereby invalidating Article 33 of the Expropriation Code. Consequently, the decision established that any legislative restriction on expropriation compensation must yield to the constitutional mandate of fair and adequate remuneration.