Questão jurídica principal
Whether the debtor could demand prior realization of the pledge in change-bill enforcement
Decisão extraída
No. Article 177(1) LP allows change-bill enforcement even if the claim is secured by a pledge, so the debtor cannot require prior realization by complaint.
Fundamentação extraída
This is an express exception to beneficium excussionis realis; the creditor may choose between pledge realization and special change-bill proceedings.