Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
A citizen lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against a Supreme Court judgment which, recognising a dissolved de facto union for property purposes, held that a building registered in her name was co-owned with her former partner, invoking the principles of legality and legal certainty and the right to a fair trial. The Court dismissed the appeal, as the decision rested on the free assessment of evidence, which it is not competent to review.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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