What is the effect of the sentence of merit on third parties? I- Third parties are not affected by the sentence of merit, whether they are interes...

What is the effect of the sentence of merit on third parties?

I- Third parties are not affected by the sentence of merit, whether they are interested or not.
II- Depending on the situation of material law and the claim exercised by the party in the process, the material law of a third party may be affected by that sentence of merit.
III- The non-mutual collateral estoppel institute applies to the Brazilian civil process, allowing third parties to claim the indisputability of the cause that involved other parties and in which he, the third party, did not participate.
IV- The general rule is that the sentence of merit, in the individual civil process, only operates inter partes.
a) Only I and IV are correct.
b) Only II and III are correct.
c) Only I, II, and IV are correct.
d) Only II and IV are correct.
e) All statements are correct.