Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The appellant, an employee dismissed on disciplinary grounds, appealed against the judgment of the Labour Chamber of the Supreme Court which reversed the first-instance decision and found for the employer, arguing that she had been dismissed without just cause. The Court allowed the appeal because the judgment under appeal breached the principles of legality and job security, the Constitution providing that dismissal without just cause is unlawful.
Decision
Appeal allowed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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