The TJ-PR (Court of Justice of ) backed down this Monday (4) on yet another measure that opened up the possibility of payment of trinkets to magistrates, with the creation of 28 within the court and 100% digital. These are the so-called “Justice 4.0 Centers”, which follow a guideline from the CNJ (National Council of Justice) published in 2021.
The resolution that created the thematic centers had been approved on April 27 by the judges who make up the Special Body of the TJ of Paraná, unanimously.
Also on April 27, the same collegiate had approved another person to act as a tutor or supervisor of interns. But, in a note released on Thursday (30), the TJ said it would revoke the measure on internships.
This Monday, in addition to confirming the revocation of the benefit linked to the presence of interns, the Special Body of the court also overturned the resolution that created the specialized centers.
The two resolutions were revoked during an administrative session lasting approximately five minutes and without discussion.
During the meeting, only the president of the TJ, judge Lidia Maejima, spoke to the pairs, stating that the creation of specialized centers is an initiative of “undeniable institutional relevance” and aligned with CNJ guidelines. She added, however, that implementing the framework still “requires more in-depth technical analysis.”
The centers would deal with 28 topics, such as payroll loans, property rental, medication supply, traffic accidents and neighborhood law, for example, within the scope of the second level of state justice.
The TJ did not inform the Sheet whether the magistrates who were part of the centers would be entitled to bonuses and what the benefits would be, but the report found that, in practice, they could claim at least one bonus for the cumulative exercise of jurisdiction. This is because, if the magistrate is not designated to act exclusively in the nucleus, he would be carrying out activities on two distinct fronts of judgment, simultaneously.
In a note, the TJ simply stated that the revocations of the resolutions are to “avoid the possible consolidation of a legal regime that may be dissociated from the recent guidance of the Federal Supreme Court regarding the remuneration parameters of the Brazilian public service, in addition to the need to better assess the budgetary impact and make adjustments”.
In March, it was decided that employees in the Judiciary and the Public Ministry can be paid up to a limit of 70% of the salary. In the case of members of the STF itself, who receive the civil service ceiling of R$46,366, the additional payments can reach R$32,456.
In practice, the STF authorizes the payment of amounts above the constitutional ceiling until the National Congress approves legislation on the subject, but establishes a limit that did not exist until then.
