Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The operative part of this judgment is handwritten in the official PDF (page 7). The Portuguese page shows an unofficial transcription.
The appellant, a National Police officer convicted by the military courts of insubordination, with an additional penalty of dismissal upheld by the Supreme Military Court, alleged breaches of his rights to dignity, life, a healthy environment and work, having refused an order on the ground of health risks at his workplace. The Court found the appeal unfounded, as there were no grounds to question the assessment of the evidence at trial and no infringement of the rights invoked.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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