Judicial rulings issued across Brazil and Portugal

Various judicial rulings have been issued across Brazil and Portugal involving diverse criminal and civil matters.

In Brazil, a man in Santa Catarina was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for twice violating protective orders against his mother. In São Paulo, a woman received a four-year sentence for extortion after faking her own kidnapping to obtain money from her mother to pay gambling debts. Additionally, a beauty salon in São Paulo was ordered to pay R$ 15,000 in damages for racial discrimination against a client.

Other notable cases include a man in Palhoça sentenced to over three years for torturing a one-year-old child, and two men in Guaramirim convicted of an armed robbery that resulted in R$ 150,000 in losses. In Rio Grande do Norte, a driver was sentenced for drunk driving and performing dangerous maneuvers. In Belo Horizonte, a driver accused of attempted homicide after hitting a protester was granted provisional liberty under specific conditions.

In Portugal, the Supreme Tribunal de Justiça rejected an appeal from a man convicted of an armed robbery in Fátima, who sought a sentence reduction based on youth-related legal provisions.