Answer:
The doctrine of <u>stare decisis</u> requires courts to follow authoritative prior decisions when ruling on a case.
Explanation:
The answer is stare decisis because it is a principle that states that the same situations should be approach in the same form. According to this, a court has to adhere to the precedent that was established by another court as the decisions that have been taken by a court in the past turn into authority for similar issues that may arise later.
Portugal based its claim to Brazil on the fact that Pedro Alvarez Cabral had landed and had been the first European to discover Brazil in 1500.
Pedro Alvarez Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, navigator, and also a military commander.
His goal was to test and gain scientific knowledge, find a route to the rich spice trade of the Indies, and spread the Christian faith.
