The Superior Labor Court or ''Tribunal Superior do Trabalho'' (TST), in Portuguese, is the highest Brazilian appellate court for

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issues. Its headquarters are located in Brasilia, near the American Embassy. It is one of the five high courts in Brazil. It is the highest instance in the Brazilian federalized labor courts system, which includes the Regional Labor Courts (''Tribunais Regionais do Trabalho - TRT's''), at common appeal level, and the Trial Labor Courts (''Varas do Trabalho'') in the first instance level.

History

The origin of the court was the National Labor Council, created in 1923, which was a part of the Federal Executive Branch, subordinated to the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce. In 1946 the Council was transformed into the ''Tribunal Superior do Trabalho''. The

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adopted in that same year recognized the TST as part of the Judiciary Branch, no longer subordinated to the Executive Branch. That basic situation was kept by all subsequent Constitutions. Since its origins, that Court was integrated by both effective Ministers and temporary class Ministers. The effective Ministers (nicknamed "togados" after the distinctive

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- "togas" - which they wear) were considered

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for all legal prerogatives, while the Temporary Classist Ministers ("classistas"), which were paritary representatives of both employers and employees ("classes"), were appointed for a fixed term (usually three years) and had fewer powers and prerogatives. The Classist Ministers were abolished by a constitutional amendment in 1999, subsisting only the effective Ministers.

Composition

By the actual legislation,Art. 111-A of th
Brazilian Constitution of 1988, with the text of the 45th amendment, of 2004
(portuguese) the Court is integrated by 27 members, entitled Ministers (''Ministros''), pointed by the

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. The nomination only occurs after the approval of the Senate. All the nominated members must be at least 35 and no more than 65 years old, must have Brazilian nationality and moral integrity, plus all the requirements to enter in a public service career (e.g. having fulfilled military conscription and electoral duties). There are three positions reserved for lawyers, indicated by the

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(the official Bar association), three for members of the Public Ministry, and the remaining 21 for career judges of the Regional Labor Courts.

References

External links

Official website
(Portuguese) {{Coord, 15, 48, 41, S, 47, 52, 05, W, source:kolossus-ptwiki, display=title Brazilian labour law Judiciary of Brazil Labour courts 1946 establishments in Brazil Courts and tribunals established in 1946

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