House of Appeals of Brazil

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The House of Appeals of Brazil was a former high-level judicial body that functioned as a national court of appeal before the establishment of the modern Supreme Federal Court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of appeal
judicial body
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Brazil
country Brazil
countryDuringExistence Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
courtHierarchyPosition top appellate court prior to the Supreme Federal Court
decisionType appeals from lower courts
followedBy Supreme Federal Court of Brazil NERFINISHED
function national court of appeal NERFINISHED
functionedBefore establishment of the modern Supreme Federal Court
handledMatters appeals on questions of law
review of decisions from lower courts
hasSuccessorInstitution Supreme Federal Court of Brazil NERFINISHED
historicalClassification former national court of appeal of Brazil
jurisdiction Brazil NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings Portuguese
legalSystem civil law system of Brazil
level high-level court
locatedInJurisdiction Brazilian legal system
nationalSignificance served as Brazil’s highest appellate authority of its time
precededBy earlier colonial and imperial courts in Brazil
replacedBy Supreme Federal Court of Brazil NERFINISHED
role court of last resort in Brazil before the Supreme Federal Court
scope national
status defunct

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Supreme Federal Court of Brazil precededBy House of Appeals of Brazil