State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 835 – Where there is more than one guarantor – Where there are many sureties of the same debtor for the same debt, each of them is liable for the totality, unless there is a declaration to the contrary; but, when only one of them is sued, he may ask that summons be issued to others so that they may defend themselves alongwith him or be jointly decreed against, each one for his share, and in such case, shall be liable only in their absence. § Sole paragraph: The benefit of the division between the co-sureties is not attracted in cases where there is no right of first exhausting the assets of principal debtor.