Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The company SANTOMED – Sociedade de Comércio e Prestação de Serviços, Lda. lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against a Supreme Court order declaring its interlocutory appeal lapsed for failure to pay costs. When notified to file submissions, the appellant withdrew the appeal, citing the uselessness of the underlying interim measure. The Court accepted the withdrawal, in accordance with the principle that parties may dispose of proceedings, and declared the appeal terminated.
Decision
Proceedings terminated following withdrawal
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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