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.
Courts
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Supreme Federal Court
The Supreme Federal Court ( pt, Supremo Tribunal Federal, , abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the Constitutional Court of the country. It is the highest court of law in Brazil for con ...
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Superior Court of Justice
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Superior Labor Court
The Superior Labor Court or ''Tribunal Superior do Trabalho'' (TST), in Portuguese, is the highest Brazilian appellate court for labor law issues. Its headquarters are located in Brasilia, near the American Embassy.
It is one of the five high ...
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Superior Electoral Court
The Superior Electoral Court ( pt-BR, Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, TSE) is the highest body of the Brazilian Electoral Justice, which also comprises one Regional Electoral Court ( pt-BR, Tribunal Regional Eleitoral, TRE) in each of the 26 states ...
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Superior Military Court
*Second instance Courts
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Regional Labor Courts,
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Regional Electoral Courts
Regional Electoral Court ({{Lang-pt, Tribunal Regional Eleitoral) is a level of the electoral court system in Brazil. The regional courts are in charge of elections at the state level.
Responsibilities
The functioning of the regional electoral cou ...
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Regional Federal Courts,
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Labor Courts
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Electoral Courts
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Federal Courts
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Military Courts
Military justice (also military law) is the legal system (bodies of law and procedure) that governs the conduct of the active-duty personnel of the armed forces of a country. In some nation-states, civil law and military law are distinct bodi ...
See also
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Judiciary of Brazil
The Judiciary of Brazil is the group of public entities designated by the Brazilian constitution to carry out the country's judicial functions.
Brazil's 1988 constitution has adopted a tripartite separation of powers, with a Legislative power ...
Judiciary of Brazil
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