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Introduction to Brazil's Legal
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A and an - indefinite articles:
for singular noun
Examples:
Brazil is a civil law country with its legal system based
on codes and () (Line 1)
Later on October 1st, 1862, the government decided
Later,
to create an Official Gazette (Dirio Oficial) for the
purpose of publicizing the governments
government s legal acts,
acts
()
The - definite
Th
d fi it article:
ti l
for singular
g
and p
plural nouns
Examples:
Brazil is a civil law country with its legal system
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enacted p
primarily
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based on codes and legislation
the federal legislative power as well as the states
and municipalities
municipalities. It is a federative republic formed
by the indissoluble union of the states, municipalities
and the Federal District.
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the
the
1 In ________
Brazilian legal system, ________
supreme rule
l iis
the
The
2 ________Federal
Federal Constitution. ________
current
one was promulgated on
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Part B Jurisprudence
1 The
1________
word jurisprudence comes from Latin
and expresses
2 ________wise
knowledge of ________
law.
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the
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The constitution
Th
tit ti
((Constituio
da
Repblica Federativa do
B il C.F.)
Brasil
CF)
establishes the
legislative, the
executive and the
executive,
judiciary as the three
branches that compose
the Brazilian
government.
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Official Gazettes
The Brazilian official press (Impresso Rgia)
was created on May 13,1808, by Acting King
Dom Joo with the objective of printing
printing, with
exclusivity,
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of the government.
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Mostt recently,
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2002, the
th
government issued Decree No. 4,520 establishing
that publication of the following documents be
entrusted to the Executive Power, through the
National Press:
allll laws
l
and
d other
th acts
t resulting
lti from
f
the
th legislative
l i l ti
process as determined by the Constitution; treaties,
conventions, and other international acts approved
by the National Congress; official acts, excluding the
ones of internal nature, of the Federal Public
Administration; of the Judicial Power; and of the
Federal Audit Court.
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J di i l Decisions
Judicial
D i i
In 2004, Congress amended the
C
Constitution
tit ti and
d established
t bli h d th
thatt th
the final
fi l
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decisions issued byy an absolute majority
of the members of the Federal Supreme
Court (STF) would have a binding legal
effect on the entire Judiciary.
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The so-called
Th
ll d Smulas
S l
Vinculantes are now
regulated by Law No.
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11,417
D
b 19,
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2006,, and enable the
Judiciary to judge in a
definitive and final way
thousands of cases
dealing with the same
issue.
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Practice 3 - Vocabulary
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Complete
p
the chart below.
Verb
clarify
Noun
clarification
interpretation
legislation
enact
establish
amend
consolidation
lid ti
decision
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