Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cassation appeal was admissible despite lacking reasons and conclusions
Decisão extraída
No. An unmotivated declaration of appeal is inadmissible when the appellant fails to file the required reasoned brief within ten days after receipt of the judgment.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 425 para. 1 CPP, an appellant who files only a declaration without conclusions and reasons must submit a motivated brief within ten days after receiving the complete judgment; because the appellant did not do so, the court could not enter into the merits.