Questão jurídica principal
Whether the prosecutor's confiscation order was absolutely null because the prosecutor allegedly lacked jurisdiction to decide confiscation.
Decisão extraída
No. The alleged lack of jurisdiction did not amount to a particularly serious violation or a blatant exceptional case justifying absolute nullity in criminal proceedings.
Fundamentação extraída
The Court held that the doctrine on nullity developed in administrative law could not be transferred wholesale to criminal judgments. Absolute nullity in criminal matters is reserved for very grave violations. Since the prosecutor may discontinue a criminal investigation, it was not inconceivable to entrust the same authority with the confiscation decision on seized assets. This proximity was far from sufficient to declare the order void ab initio.