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Portuguese Supreme Court allows correction of ambiguous final judgments regarding material errors and ambiguities.

Case Number 040035
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Justice permitted the correction of a final judgment due to material errors and ambiguity. The court held that while judicial power is generally exhausted after a decision, exceptions exist for rectifying errors, removing nullities, clarifying doubts, and adjusting costs. This ruling established that ambiguous decisions requiring multiple interpretations can be clarified by the judge to ensure legal certainty.

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AMBIGUIDADE ACLARAÇÃO DE ACORDÃO

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judicial power exhaustion correction of final decisions material errors in judgments ambiguity in rulings clarification of doubts Portuguese civil procedure supreme court authority

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Art. 520, n.º 1, 2.º e 3.º do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00000762

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199001240400353

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 6331/87

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/BE0F1BCBFCAC683F802568FC0039398F?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Em principio, proferida uma decisão judicial - sentença, acordão ou despacho - esgotado fica o poder jurisdicional do juiz quanto a materia da causa.

II - Excepcionalmente, aquelas decisões podem ser contudo, pelo juiz, rectificadas quanto a erros materiais, podendo ainda ser supridas nulidades, esclarecidas duvidas nelas existentes e serem reformuladas quanto a custas.

III - A ambiguidade da decisão judicial verifica-se quando esta tem mais de um sentido, ocasionando a duvida e a incerteza do decidido.