The Jurisdiction of the Federal Supreme Court in International Treaties Matters and the Lack of Constitutional Repercussion in the Vale Case (Extraordinary Appeal No. 870.214/RJ AgR)

Abstract

This article examines the interpretation that the Federal Supreme Court has given to article 102, III, b of the Constitution, with a focus on the cases in which there is or is not sufficient constitutional repercussion to justify hearing extraordinary appeals involving international treaties. To this end, the case law of the Federal Supreme Court under the 1988 Federal Constitution will be analyzed, with special emphasis on Extraordinary Appeal 870.214/RJ, in order to verify whether there is, in fact, a constitutional violation to be assessed by the court in that case.