Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The appellant, a serviceman convicted of fraud, lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against a Supreme Military Court judgment setting his sentence at six years' imprisonment and upholding compensation to the victims, forfeiture of vehicles to the State and expulsion from the Armed Forces, arguing that military courts could not impose such civil-law orders. The Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the military courts had jurisdiction and that neither the principle of legality nor the other rights invoked had been breached.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Ordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Ordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic. Read the judgment in Portuguese or download the official PDF.