<Li> The Supreme Court of Justice (Supremo Tribunal de Justiça) - for judicial (civil and criminal) matters; </Li> <Li> The Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) - for the constitutional matters; </Li> <Li> The Supreme Administrative Court (Supremo Tribunal Administrativo) - for administrative and fiscal matters; </Li> <Li> The Court of Auditors (Tribunal de Contas) - for auditing the public expenditure . </Li>

The court of last resort is generally referred to as the local high court of last resort