VARA DA FAZENDA PUBLICA

English translation: Public Finance Court

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Portuguese term or phrase:VARA DA FAZENDA PUBLICA
English translation:Public Finance Court
Entered by: rhandler

00:29 Mar 13, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Law
Portuguese term or phrase: VARA DA FAZENDA PUBLICA
Grateful for an English translation of this term, used in Brazil
JOHN PENNEY (X)
Local time: 04:52
Public Finance Court
Explanation:
These are the courts used for deciding cases when the defendant is the government. I've found Finance and Finances (many more examples for Finance, in singular). Look into these example:

GTECH HOLDINGS CORP - GTK Annual Report (10-K) ITEM 3. LEGAL ...
... sued our subsidiaries Dreamport Brasil Ltda. and GTECH Brasil Ltda. in the 2nd Public Finance Court of the City of Curitiba, State of Parana, ...
http://sec.edgar-online.com/2004/05/12/0000950123-04-006222/...

Untitled Document
... be included in the annual account demonstration of the State Government, to be forwarded to the Legislative House and the State Public Finance Court. ...
www.sefaz.ba.gov.br/administracao/ppp/lei_9290_ingles.htm

SEC Info - Energy Co of Parana - 6-K - For 9/30/04
Accepting Copel's arguments, the 3rd Public Finances Court granted Copel a preliminary order in June 2003, which was ratified through a merit sentence on ...
www.secinfo.com/d17EG1.123.htm

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Typo: last word, before the examples, is "exampleS"

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The matter, John, is that we live different realities, reason why it sounds weird to your ears. Who decides the suits when the Government is the defendant? In our environment these are the courts to do it.
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rhandler
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Public Finance Court


Explanation:
These are the courts used for deciding cases when the defendant is the government. I've found Finance and Finances (many more examples for Finance, in singular). Look into these example:

GTECH HOLDINGS CORP - GTK Annual Report (10-K) ITEM 3. LEGAL ...
... sued our subsidiaries Dreamport Brasil Ltda. and GTECH Brasil Ltda. in the 2nd Public Finance Court of the City of Curitiba, State of Parana, ...
http://sec.edgar-online.com/2004/05/12/0000950123-04-006222/...

Untitled Document
... be included in the annual account demonstration of the State Government, to be forwarded to the Legislative House and the State Public Finance Court. ...
www.sefaz.ba.gov.br/administracao/ppp/lei_9290_ingles.htm

SEC Info - Energy Co of Parana - 6-K - For 9/30/04
Accepting Copel's arguments, the 3rd Public Finances Court granted Copel a preliminary order in June 2003, which was ratified through a merit sentence on ...
www.secinfo.com/d17EG1.123.htm

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-03-13 00:46:23 GMT)
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Typo: last word, before the examples, is "exampleS"

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Note added at 5 days (2008-03-18 12:57:44 GMT)
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The matter, John, is that we live different realities, reason why it sounds weird to your ears. Who decides the suits when the Government is the defendant? In our environment these are the courts to do it.

rhandler
Local time: 04:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 1302
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks. The phrase sounds a bit weird in English but I have used it for lack of an anglo Saxon alternative. JOHN


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