hierarchically   superior   to   that   which   rendered   the   contested   decision   and,   regarding   the  Armed  Forces,  to  the  corresponding  Major  Command.   Paragraph   2.   If   the   appeal   to   declassify   secret   or   top   secret   information   established  in  the  caption  of  this  article  is  overruled,  the  petitioner  may  appeal  to  the   Mixed  Commission  for  Information  Reassessment  established  in  Article  35.   Article   18.   The   procedures   to   review   negative   decisions   to   the   appeal   mechanism   provisioned   in   Article   15   and   to   the   request   for   declassification   of   secret   documents   shall   be   specifically   ruled   by   the   Legislative   and   Judicial   branches   and   by   the  Public  Prosecutor´s  Office,  within  their  respective  scopes,  ensuring  the  petitioner   the  right  to,  in  any  case,  be  informed  on  the  progress  of  his/her  request.   Article  19.  (VETOED).   Paragraph  1.  (VETOED).   Paragraph  2.  The  bodies  of  the  Judiciary  and  the  Public  Prosecutor´s  Office  shall   inform   the   National   Justice   Council   and   the   National   Council   of   the   Public   Prosecutor´s   Office,  respectively,  of  their  appealing  decisions  which  denied  access  to  information  of   public  interest.   Article   20.   Whenever   appropriate,   the   provisions   of   Law   n.   9.784,   of   January   29,   1999,   shall   be   applied   in   a   subsidiary   manner   to   the   procedures   covered   by   this   Chapter.   CHAPTER  IV   ON  THE  LIMITATIONS  OF  ACCESS  TO  INFORMATION   Section  I   General  Provisions     Article  21.  The  access  to  information  necessary  for  the  judicial  or  administrative   protection  of  fundamental  rights  shall  not  be  denied.   11