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Legal rulings in Bahia, Brazil
Overview
Courts in Bahia have issued several rulings regarding civil compensation for damages.
In one case, the Second Civil Chamber of the Court of Justice of Bahia ordered a bus company to pay R$ 120,000 to a cyclist who suffered a leg amputation following an accident in Ilhéus. The court split the amount between moral and aesthetic damages, noting concurrent fault between the cyclist and the bus driver.
In a separate ruling, the state government was ordered to pay R$ 100,000 in moral damages to a Civil Police investigator who was assaulted by Military Police officers during the 2023 Carnival in Salvador. The court found that officers used physical force resulting in facial fractures and dental injuries, rejecting claims of self-defense.
Entities
Military Police of Bahia · Civil Police of Bahia · Adson Gomes Miranda · Salvador · State of Bahia
Timeline
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[CRIME] 2 sourcesBahia State ordered to pay R$ 100,000 to investigator assaulted by police
A Bahia court ordered the state to pay R$ 100,000 to a Civil Police investigator assaulted by Military Police during the 2023 Salvador Carnival.
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[CRIME] 3 sourcesBahia Court orders R$ 120,000 compensation for cyclist in bus accident
A Bahia court increased an indemnity to R$ 120,000 for a cyclist who lost a leg in a 2019 bus accident in Ilhéus, citing concurrent fault by both the cyclist and the driver.
Sources
atarde.com.br · jacobinanoticia.com.br · jornalgrandebahia.com.br