Questão jurídica principal
Whether A.A. could file a criminal appeal on behalf of his wife without being her lawyer or legal representative.
Decisão extraída
He was not entitled to represent B.A. before the Federal Supreme Court, so the appeal could not be filed validly in her name.
Fundamentação extraída
In criminal matters, representation before the Federal Supreme Court is reserved to attorneys authorized under the Lawyers Act or an applicable treaty. A.A. was neither a lawyer nor B.A.'s legal representative.