Ministers of the (Federal Supreme Court) estimate that judges will earn on average around R$25,000 less per month with the decision that limited those in the Judiciary.
The calculation was made by the ministers , , and , rapporteurs of the actions that deal with the topic and were judged in the court’s plenary this week.
The number is the result of the difference between a in 2025 (R$ 95,968.21), calculated by the commission created to discuss this topic based on data from the (National Justice Commission), and the ministers’ estimate of the average salary (around R$ 70 thousand) after the changes.
With the court’s decision, the permitted monthly remuneration will be up to R$78,800 for those who earn at the ceiling and receive the maximum amount of compensation funds.
The ceiling for public service is R$46,366, and the STF’s decision ended up accepting suspensions in the Judiciary and the Public Ministry up to a limit of 70% of the salary of employees in these bodies.
The value of almost R$96 thousand average gross remuneration in 2025 was calculated based on the annualized constitutional remuneration ceiling, to reflect the income from 13 paychecks — including installments such as the 13th salary and vacations. This meant considering a value of R$52,805.94 as a ceiling.
The commission established by Fachin stated that, even given the argument of salary gaps in these careers, as pointed out by representative entities, the country’s fiscal situation required caution. “The public sector’s net debt reached 65.3% of GDP, the highest percentage in the historical series.”
There are approximately 19 thousand judges in Brazil, according to data from the CNJ. With this, the ministers estimate a potential saving of R$6.2 billion with the judiciary alone. THE Sheet found that the ministers list more than 50 penduricalhos closed by them.
The new rules will also apply to the Public Ministry. According to data from the CNMP (National Council of the Public Ministry), MPs have around 13 thousand members in the country.
Furthermore, the STF ordered full disclosure of the amounts paid as trinkets. Currently, there is low transparency in the breakdown of these values.
Moraes, Zanin, Gilmar and Dino are rapporteurs of actions in the Supreme Court that deal with the payment of compensation funds and presented a joint vote authorizing a limit of 70%.
The thesis presented by the four was ratified by the other members of the court: , , , , and –president of the court.
According to the decision, compensation amounts (which include payment for untaken vacations and accrual of jurisdiction) cannot exceed 35% of the server’s remuneration. In the case of STF ministers, this extra amount represents R$16,228.
In addition to limiting these benefits to up to 35%, the ministers agreed to allow another additional amount, based on length of service, called the “appreciation portion of career seniority”, or ATS.
This amount will also be up to 35% of the ceiling, with a transfer of 5% every five years. The limit will only be paid to those who have 35 years of service or more, active or inactive, and prove their right to the pension.
In the case of members of the Supreme Court itself, who receive R$46,366, these additional payments can reach R$32,456.
This limit will only be valid for those who already receive a salary cap, those who receive a large number of compensation payments and those who have a career of 35 years or more. The expectation is that other servers will receive lower amounts than today.
At this point, the decision ended up recreating a benefit that had been extinguished for 20 years within the Union — for federal judges and public prosecutors. The so-called five-year period was abolished by an amendment to the Constitution of 2003, which came into effect in 2006.
At the (Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo), for example, there are currently net remunerations that exceed amounts such as R$180 thousand and R$200 thousand. Last December, a judge received R$213,494.
This Thursday (26), the CNJ and the CNMP CNMP (National Council of the Public Ministry) established a joint working group to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision on the remuneration regime for the judiciary and the Public Ministry.
The AMB (Association of Brazilian Magistrates) released a statement to express its opinion. The text is signed by state entities representing the state, federal, labor and military judiciary affiliates.
Which pendants are prohibited?
The STF stated that frills such as compensatory leave and other compensation or aid provided for in administrative decisions, resolutions, state laws and even in laws for these careers are unconstitutional and must cease immediately.
Below are some of them:
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Christmas aid
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Fuel allowance
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Compensatory license for collection accumulation
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Compensation for collection
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Bonus for exercising locality
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Housing assistance
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Food allowance
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Compensatory leave for relevant administrative and procedural functions
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Compensatory leave of one day off for three employees
