Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
Four defendants convicted on appeal by the Plenary of the Supreme Court of embezzlement, fraud and influence peddling lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality, invoking the presumption of innocence, the adversarial principle, the duty to give reasons and fair trial. The Court declared the judgment unconstitutional because the former President of the Republic's letter of reply had not been admitted in evidence, breaching legality, the adversarial principle, the right of defence and fair trial, and remitted the case.
Decision
Appeal allowed (judgment under appeal declared unconstitutional)
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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