Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Federal Supreme Court could examine a request for renewal of the residence permit on the merits.
Decisão extraída
The appeal could not seek renewal of the permit itself; review was limited to the lawfulness of the refusal to reconsider.
Fundamentação extraída
Because the challenged decision only refused reconsideration for lack of new facts, the Court could assess only that refusal, not the underlying permit request.