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 25). The Portuguese page shows an unofficial transcription.
The CASA-CE parliamentary group requested subsequent abstract review of provisions of Presidential Decree No. 276/20, which limited meetings and banned gatherings of more than five people on public roads to combat COVID-19, and of provisions of Law No. 16/91 on the hours for meetings and demonstrations. The Court found the health restrictions lawful and proportionate, and not unconstitutional, and held that the Law No. 16/91 provisions had already been repealed by the 2010 Constitution, so the claim had become devoid of purpose.
Decision
No unconstitutionality found; claim on Law No. 16/91 devoid of purpose
Type of proceedings
Abstract subsequent review (Processo de Fiscalização Abstracta Sucessiva)
Full text
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