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Brazil judicial budget, vacancy planning, and fiscal reforms

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The 2027 budget planning process in Brazil continues to highlight tensions between judicial staffing needs and fiscal constraints. While the state of Piauí (TJ PI) has proposed R$ 5.66 million for 25 permanent positions, the federal 2027 Annual Budget Law Project (PLOA) forecasts 5,131 positions across various institutions. Recent data reveals significant fiscal pressures, with personnel spending for the Judiciary, the Union Public Prosecutor's Office, and the Public Defender's Office exceeding Executive branch calculations by approximately R$ 2 billion. In a specific major enforcement action, National Justice Corregedor Benedito Gonçalves Gonçalves, acting on a request from the Attorney General's Office (AGU), has ordered the Regional Federal Court cancellation of the 1st Region (TRF1) to cancel 16 court-ordered payments, known as precatórios, and return approximately R$ 4.7 2 billion to in irregular court-ordered debts (precatórios) issued against the National Treasury. federal government. This decision, following follows a request from previous ruling that canceled R$ 4.7 billion in similar titles. These irregular debts involve the Attorney General's Office (AGU), specifically targets obligations linked to sugar and ethanol mills that had negotiated credits with alcohol sector and were reportedly purchased by Banco Master. The cancellation follows allegations that TRF1 authorized fund deposits Investigations suggest titles were issued before final, non-appealable final judgments were reached. reached, a practice deemed illegal. The controversy includes scrutiny AGU has also secured the restitution of a approximately R$ 427 million contract between Banco Master and a law firm associated with 2.36 billion to the wife Union. The broader implications of a TRF1 judge. these judicial debts are being discussed by the Supreme Federal Court (STF), with potential impacts reaching R$ 103.4 billion. Additionally, the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) has Special Court unanimously approved a resolution to reform judicial cost calculations. Effective January 1, 2027, legal actions involving economic content will be charged proportionally to the updated value of the case rather than via a fixed inflation-adjusted table. case. For example, special appeals will cost 2% of the updated case value, with value (subject to specific floors and ceilings, ceilings), while rescissory actions and complaints will be charged at 4%. STJ President Minister Luis Felipe Salomão stated the change aims to align charges with the economic scale of processes while preserving access to justice.

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  1. 2026-09-29 16:13 UTC Brazil judicial budget, vacancy planning, and fiscal reforms
  2. 2026-09-28 11:41 UTC Brazil judicial budget, vacancy planning, and fiscal reforms
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