Questão jurídica principal
Whether the complainant had standing as a victim to file the criminal cassation complaint
Decisão extraída
He was not a victim within the meaning of the Victim Assistance Act because no serious impairment of his psychological integrity was shown.
Fundamentação extraída
For standing in criminal cassation, the complainant had to qualify as a victim. In racial-discrimination cases, victim status requires a direct and sufficiently serious impairment; mere offense or special concern is not enough. The open letter did not establish such a grave psychological impact.