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The appellant, who had challenged his dismissal in labour proceedings, lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against a Supreme Court Labour Chamber judgment upholding the rejection, as late, of his complaint against a procedural fine filed one day after the deadline. The Court held that the principles of legality, effective judicial protection and fair trial had been breached, since he had offered to pay the statutory late-filing penalty, and that the complaint had to be decided.
Decision
Appeal allowed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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