Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The appellant, in pre-trial detention since October 2018 and convicted at first instance by a decision not yet final, lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against the order of the President of the Supreme Court refusing him habeas corpus on the ground of a risk of further offending. The Court allowed the appeal because the pre-trial detention time limits had been entirely exceeded, and ordered his immediate release, without prejudice to other coercive measures, and an immediate trial.
Decision
Appeal allowed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (habeas corpus) (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade (Habeas Corpus))
Full text
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