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Mato Grosso judicial staffing & reforms 2026

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The Tribunal de Justiça de Mato Grosso (TJMT) pressed on with kept advancing its judicial vitalisation programme, formalising preceptor magistrates staffing reforms throughout 2026. In May, the Regional Electoral Court of Mato Grosso (TRE‑MT) swore in Judge Eduardo Calmon de Almeida Cezar for the 2026‑2028 term. In early June the court honored the retirement of Justice Maria Erotides Kneip after 41 years, noting her role as mentors the third woman on the bench, and keeping announced candidacies for its president (José Luiz Leite Lindote) and vice‑president (Gilberto Giraldelli) ahead of an internal election in October that will also select ouvidoria members. Later in June, suspended judge Dirceu dos Santos took voluntary retirement, receiving full benefits despite an ongoing corruption probe (Operation Gemini). The vacancy created by Kneip’s departure triggered a permanent committee merit‑based selection process that assesses listed judges on technical, ethical, digital such as Agamenon Alcântara Moreno Júnior and productivity others for evaluation under CNJ criteria. The productivity index rose to 97 % Governor Otaviano Pivetta appointed TJMT President José Zuquim Nogueira as interim governor for three days in mid‑June. In July the court swore in Agamenon Alcântara Moreno Júnior (merit) and case‑congestion fell to 53 %, with an average processing time of about one year. Partnerships Antonio Horácio da Silva Neto (seniority) as new desembargadores, filling the seats left by Kneip and Dirceu dos Santos. The judiciary also expanded its El Niño preparedness partnership with the state Civil Defense Defense, continued to address El Niño‑related water, fire and health risks. The a virtual conciliation centre’s July mutirão with Energisa resolved roughly handling about 275 consumer pre‑processual complaints online. The Defensoria Pública kept pushing for the transfer of inmates complaints, and pursued a civil action to relocate prisoners from the overcrowded Tangará da Serra police station, citing inhumane conditions and proposing a dedicated women’s prison. Family‑law services persisted through the station. The free “Pai Presente” programme in the CEJUSC network, enabling voluntary, was broadened to offer permanent, DNA‑tested multiparental and paternity recognition and multiparental registration under CNJ provisions. Following through the 23 June ceremony honouring Desembargador Sérgio Valério’s retirement, TJMT appointed two new appellate judges: Agamenon Alcântara Moreno Júnior (merit promotion) and Antônio Horácio da Silva Neto (seniority promotion). The Tribunal Pleno swore them in CEJUSC network. Finally, on 24 July; Agamenon joined the 4th Criminal Chamber, stressing judicial independence, while Horácio entered the 2nd Criminal Chamber, recalling his twelve‑year suspension after the “Masonic scandal” and his 2022 Supreme Court reinstatement. The court also announced that senior first‑instance judge Abel Balbino Guimarães of Várzea Grande is 4 August Judge Eduardo Henrique Minosso became the leading candidate first magistrate appointed to succeed Valério, and opened a merit‑based selection process for TJMT through a female desembargadora to fill the seat reserved for women judges. Santa Catarina’s State Court (TJSC) remained bilateral exchange, marking a benchmark, processing 3,229 cases per magistrate in 2025 and reducing docket congestion to 61.8 %. new staffing mechanism under CNJ resolutions.

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