Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
A citizen sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for sexual abuse of a minor, a decision upheld by the Supreme Court, lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality but filed no submissions and did not amend his application, despite being invited to do so twice. The Court declared the appeal lapsed and the proceedings terminated, since no claim or constitutional question could be inferred from the application, the appellant having failed to discharge the burden of filing submissions.
Decision
Appeal declared lapsed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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