Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The appellant brought an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against a judgment of the Labour Chamber of the Supreme Court which, classifying his relationship as a service contract, held that the Labour Court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction, invoking the principle of legality and the right to work. The Court dismissed the appeal because the judgment breached neither, had not ruled on the dismissal, and it is not for the Court to reassess the merits as a third instance.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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