Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
A defendant accused of embezzlement and corruption appealed against a Supreme Court judgment refusing his habeas corpus application, alleging that pre-trial detention limits had expired, that the coercive measure lacked reasoning and that his right to a lawyer of his choice had been restricted. The Court declared the proceedings moot because the appellant had since been tried and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
Decision
Proceedings terminated as moot
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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