Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The appellant, convicted of passing counterfeit currency and fraud, appealed against the Supreme Court judgment dismissing her appeal, alleging breaches of the principles of proportionality, human dignity, material truth and fair trial. The Court found the appeal unfounded, holding that the judgment under appeal was based on credible evidence produced and assessed at trial, with no breach of the constitutional principles invoked.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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