The president of the (Supreme Court), said that the judiciary is treated with “angry negative obsession” when a problem happens, while what power makes good falls into an “indifferent silence”.
The statement was given at an opening ceremony of the judicial year at the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP).
With the endorsement of the Supreme Court and the CNJ, judges of different spheres of the country have increased their salaries with benefits that do not enter into the calculation of the ceiling of Brazilian civil service.
Only at TJ-SP, where the minister made the statements, the average salary of the judges in 2024, almost double the Paulista ceiling. When the information was reported by Sheetthe court claimed to be the victim of.
At the event, Barroso compared the institutions to the motorways. “Sleeping are very good things. Occasionally, an accident happens. If anyone wants to tell the story of a freeway focusing only on accidents, they are not making the correct narrative of what it is and what it represents. This is what has happened to us, “he said.
“What we do for good fall in indifferent silence. When an accident happens, we are treated with a furious negative obsession. And yet we continue to think that democracy and freedom of expression are essential for good life, and we are Here to guarantee both, “he said in the speech, given to an audience formed mostly by judges and judges from São Paulo.
On the way out of the event, Barroso again said it was “an injustice” to relate the salaries of members of the judiciary to the country’s fiscal problems.
“My personal position on the National Council of Justice [CNJ] is that nothing that is not in accordance with the legislation must be admitted. That said, the judiciary’s participation in the Union Budget and GDP, compared to ten years ago, has decreased. And so this is an important record, “he said.
“We are against abuse, but it is an injustice to imagine that the judiciary is responsible for tax problems in Brazil. This does not happen,” he added.
Also present at the ceremony were ministers Alexandre de Moraes, Cristiano Zanin, André Mendonça and Dias Toffoli, as well as members of the State Judiciary and Governor Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicans).
Last Monday (3), at an event to mark the beginning of the year at the STF, Barroso had already positioned himself in favor of the supersalaries. “It is necessary not to overvalue criticism that are often unfair or fruits of the misunderstanding of the judges’ work,” he said at the time.
