The president of the (Supreme Federal Court), said this Friday (19) that he recognizes the existence of cases of payments to magistrates above the constitutional ceiling without justification, in a speech about the work of the working group created at the (National Council of Justice) to review the so-called hang-ups in the Judiciary.
“We are increasingly exposing, without any obstacles, what the judiciary receives today. There are more than 18 thousand judges and there have been circumstances in which, often, the National Justice Inspectorate itself has already ordered the return of payments, because they are exorbitant and have no justified cause”, stated Fachin.
Fachin said he expected the conclusion of the trial that sets out rules for the payment of compensation to the judiciary by the end of July, and by November the creation of a “preliminary draft” of federal law on the subject. The president of the Supreme Court and the CNJ (National Council of Justice) created a working group to discuss the limits of the so-called penduricalhos.
Appoint five judges who had income in 2025 above the constitutional ceiling — with gross amounts of up to R$2.1 million in one year and monthly peaks of up to R$332 thousand.
In March, a limit of hangings. The parameters were defined until Congress stipulates federal law on the subject.
According to the court’s decision, compensation payments cannot exceed 70% of the magistrates’ salary. As the constitutional ceiling is R$46,366 per month, the total remuneration can reach around R$78,800 per month when considering the benefits allowed by the court’s decision.
The process is in the stage of analysis of declaration embargoes.
In parallel to the court’s recent decisions to discipline pennuricalhos, justice bodies in at least eight states began to regulate or discuss matters for magistrates, prosecutors and prosecutors.
Fachin stated that it is the duty of the Judiciary to provide transparency to the earnings of magistrates.
“The population has the right to know, and the magistrate has the duty to inform. My private life salaries were topics of my private life. As soon as I joined the court, this is a topic of public duty of exposure. I have no right to protect this information”, stated the president of the Supreme Court, at the event “”, at the Museum of Tomorrow, in .
In addition to Fachin, the presidents of the STJ (Superior Court of Justice), Herman Benjamin, of the TST (Superior Labor Court), Luiz Philippe Vieira de Mello Filho, and of the STM (Superior Military Court), Maria Elizabeth Guimarães Teixeira Rocha, spoke about the Judiciary.
Fachin stated during the event that he hopes to “not delay” the creation and adoption of a STF code of ethics, which establishes rules on ministers’ participation in events, lectures and courses. The commitment to creating a code of ethics has been the court president’s main focus since taking office in September last year.
“We are called and legitimately participate in lectures and other events. The difference is that we have higher transparency duties than other people,” he said. “Minister Cármen Lúcia agreed to be the rapporteur of the code and is in the process of preparing a project that, as soon as it arrives, we will begin discussion and adoption. I hope it won’t be too late.”
