Questão jurídica principal
Whether the federal appeal was admissible despite lacking conclusions on the merits
Decisão extraída
No. A civil appeal must contain substantive conclusions in the appeal brief; a later attempt to complete them in the reply was too late.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 42 LTF and the reform nature of the civil appeal, the appellant must state conclusions within the appeal deadline. A mere request for remand is insufficient where the court could otherwise decide the merits itself.