Questão jurídica principal
Whether the notary had to recuse himself under the notarial conflict-of-interest rules.
Decisão extraída
Yes. By notarizing the preliminary land-sale agreement after acquiring the company's shares, he acted in his own matter and in a matter of a legal entity whose representative he became; recusal was required.
Fundamentação extraída
The notarial activity covered the drafting, legal clarification, notarization of the preliminary agreement and land-register filing. This created a situation under the disqualification rule, so the notary should have abstained.