Law of Brazil (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Brazilian law derives from Portuguese civil law and is based on statutes and, partly and more recently, smula vinculante (stare decisis). According to the judiciary structure framed in the Brazilian Constitution, judicial power is divided between the State judicial branch and the Federal judicial branch, each having a different jurisdiction. State-level courts make decisions on all criminal and civil cases, with State-level Courts of Justice acting as courts of appeal. A Supreme Court called Supremo Tribunal Federal makes final, binding decisions in legal cases and on interpretations of the Constitution.