Federal courts of Brazil
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The federal court system of Brazil has all its organs and competences listed and defined in the Brazilian 1988 Constitution. The National Justice Council
is an exclusively administrative organ of the federal court system.
National Justice Council
The National Justice Council is an organ of the Brazilian Judicial System created in 2004 by a Constitutional Amendment, as a part of the Judicial Reform. The 15-member Council was established in 2004 by the 45th Amendment to the Constitution of Brazil...
is an exclusively administrative organ of the federal court system.
Courts
- Supreme Federal Court
- Superior courts:
- Superior Court of JusticeSuperior Court of Justice (Brazil)The Superior Court of Justice is the highest appellate court in Brazil for non-constitutional questions of federal law. The STJ also has original jurisdiction over some cases...
- Superior Labor CourtSuperior Labor CourtThe Superior Labor Court or Tribunal Superior do Trabalho , in Portuguese, is the highest Brazilian appellate court for Labor law issues...
- Superior Electoral Court
- Superior Military Court
- Second instance Courts
- Regional Labor CourtsRegional Labor CourtsRegional Labor Courts are Brazilian appellate courts of the Federal specialized court system for matters of labor law. There currently are 24 Regional Labor Courts, geographically defined by numbered Regions....
, - Regional Electoral Courts,
- Regional Federal CourtsRegional Federal CourtsThe Regional Federal Courts are Brazilian appellate courts of the Brazil federal court system. There currently are five of these courts, geographically defined. They are commonly called TRFs....
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- First instance courts:
- Labor Courts
- Electoral Courts
- Federal Courts
- Military Courts