Questão jurídica principal
Whether the insured participated in a brawl or fight within Art. 49(2)(a) UVV justifying a 50% reduction of cash benefits.
Decisão extraída
The insured was involved in the violent altercation; the 50% reduction of benefits was justified.
Fundamentação extraída
The Court accepted the lower court's factual findings that the insured pursued the other group, joined the physical confrontation, and was injured in the course of that violence. Participation under Art. 49(2)(a) UVV is broader than criminal co-perpetration and also covers those who are drawn into and injured in the fight, even if the other side did not actively defend itself.