Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appeal was admissible despite being filed by fax instead of in a legally valid form.
Decisão extraída
Fax submissions to the Federal Supreme Court are inadmissible because appeals must be filed by hand delivery, post, or authenticated electronic signature.
Fundamentação extraída
The law strictly requires filing in the prescribed forms; fax does not satisfy Art. 48(1) or Art. 42(4) BGG.