Questão jurídica principal
Whether the two federal appeals, filed after the defendant's death, could be treated as a single admissible appeal after ratification by the official liquidator.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The liquidator validly ratified the filing, and the deceased defendant was replaced in the proceedings by his succession; the two filings were treated as one appeal.
Fundamentação extraída
The initial power of attorney did not survive death, but the official liquidator later validly confirmed the appeal on behalf of the estate and heirs.