Questionnaire Portugal

IV.3 What are his main tasks in administrative law?

In administrative law the public prosecutor represents the State, defends the democratic legality and promotes the protection of the public interest. Furthermore, he has legitimacy to propose and intervene in main cases aiming at the defence of values and property constitutionally protected, such as public health, environment, urbanism, land and country planning, quality of life, cultural property and estate belonging to the State, the Autonomous Regions and the local authorities (sect. 51 Statute of the Administrative and Taxation Courts).