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Brazil courts broaden outreach and justice services
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Brazil courts expand broaden outreach amid budget strain and justice services
In May 2026 Brazil’s regional labor courts began auctioning seized assets at deep discounts to meet labor‑debt obligations. Early By early June analysts warned of procedural bottlenecks and urged bottlenecks, urging firms to retain keep local counsel in remote states, while judges debated the use of video‑conferencing for labour disputes. By late Late June attention turned shifted to small‑claims courts and the equity of self‑representation. In July the Bahia Justice Court deepened its outreach. The court moved relocated its headquarters to Ilhéus and Itabuna and launched staged the itinerant “Justiça em Território – Presença que Transforma” fair (22‑24 July). The event offered combined legal advice, health consultations, services, free land‑title registration, programmes on racial equity, child‑abuse prevention, domestic violence and modern slavery. It heard processed 28 regional cases, issued about 140 REURB titles and engaged 800 municipal students in discussions on racism, domestic violence and the Digital Child Statute. Medical services—including services, vaccination, rapid testing, dental cleaning and counseling—were provided in Ilhéus (22 July) care and Itabuna (23 July), together with counseling were provided, alongside updates to Cadastro Único, information on BPC and Bolsa Família, Família information, free legal assistance and a children’s area. On 24 July the court’s Órgão Especial signed a technical cooperation pact launching the “Diga aí – Escutas do Indizível” project, which will supply supplying psychological support to inmates convicted of femicide‑related crimes in Salvador, Barreiras, Itabuna, Lauro de Freitas and Vitória da Conquista. several Bahia cities. The IX Conferência Estadual da Advocacia Baiana (29‑30 July) featured 24 panels on AI, digital law, data protection, tax reform, democracy, electoral integrity and gender‑focused justice. Later in July the tribunal inaugurated the “Direito de Saber – Aprender Direitos. Construir Futuros” project, teaching formally signed by President Desembargador José Edivaldo Rotondano, to teach fundamental rights, civic duties and access‑to‑justice mechanisms judicial access to public‑school students in Ilhéus and Itabuna. The same decree introduced the OAB Dativa system, a 60‑month partnership with the Bahia Bar Association that rotates dativo lawyers when public defenders are unavailable, aiming to broaden qualified defense. On 27‑28 July the judiciary extended its outreach.
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