Magistrates of the Court of Justice can only work 68 days in 2025 and have 155 days off in the year, an account that excludes weekends and vacations, indicate calculations made by Sindijus (Union of Workers of the Judiciary of Sergipe).
If weekends and holidays were included, the total number of days without work would reach 297, says Jones Ribeiro, general coordinator of the Union. The accounts include absences provided for in laws and rules of the Judiciary.
The data was extracted from the TJSE Transparency Portal and does not include absences due to health reasons and the possibility of taking paid leave.
According to the rules, the magistrate is entitled to one day of leave for every three people worked, which would give 120 days off per year. If they do not want the benefit, judges can receive time off, the value of which varies from R$11,000 to R$13,000.
Judges and judges also have 60 days of annual vacation to take, with the possibility of selling 20 days — 10 of each period — for a third of their salary.
In addition, there are 35 days off that include forensic recess, state and national holidays and optional holidays and 82 days on weekends. “It’s shocking when compared to a society that, a topic that has no resonance in the National Congress and in discussions in the bodies of Power”, says Ribeiro.
“Society needs to take ownership of this information and hold an in-depth debate about the justice and correction of this situation”, he adds.
In a note, the TJSE said that the Sindijus survey “relates to Resolution number 528/2023 of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), which establishes the constitutional equality between the duties and rights of the careers of the Public Ministry and the judiciary, The measure has a national character and must, therefore, be followed and implemented by all courts in the country.”
The court also said that the CNJ resolution led to the creation of a complementary law in Sergipe last year, which was regulated by the TJSE.
“What determines state law had already been previously implemented in the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), Resolution STJGP 35; Council of Federal Justice (CJF), Resolution CJF 847/23; Federal Audit Court (TCU), Resolution TCU 361/23; Attorney General’s Office, joint act PGR/CASMPU 01/2023; (MPSE), Resolution 28/2023 and LC 390/2023.”
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