The ministers of , , and voted jointly this Friday (26) to release part of the Supreme Court’s decision on super salaries, in March this year.
The ministers defended the authorization of the payment of additional payments such as unused vacations, judicial shifts, bonus leave and retroactive funds already recognized before the STF’s thesis. These figures are subject to the limit of 35% of the subsidy — that is, the judge’s basic salary.
In the vote, the ministers also defended the immediate implementation of the portion of appreciation for career length of service, also known as five-year period, which increases civil servants’ salaries every five years of work. According to the vote, magistrates and members of the Court would not need to make an individual request to be entitled to the funds.
In March, the STF determined that these members of Power may receive an additional percentage if they have been in their career for a long time, with a limit of up to 35% of the salary cap (R$46,400). This Friday’s ministers’ vote also provides for the funds to be released even to retirees and pensioners who meet the prerequisites.
The vote also provides that a bonus will be maintained for the cumulative exercise of jurisdiction, when the judge or judge works in more than one district. This amount had already been authorized by the STF’s March thesis.
The ministers also defend the maintenance of retroactive payments already authorized before the March decision. To this end, the National Justice Inspectorate, of the CNJ (National Council of Justice, must present within 30 days a list of previous funds whose legality and regularity were verified. The resumption of liabilities would depend on audit, formal identification, regularity control and referendum by the STF plenary, as provided for in the vote.
The only aid recognized by the vote was health aid, which gives magistrates and members of the Public Ministry the right to reimbursement for health expenses. The amount is not subject to the ceiling. However, childcare and food allowances were not recognized.
the STF’s thesis prohibited additional payments such as assistance, housing and compensation for collections. Others remain permitted, such as daily allowances, cost assistance in the event of promotion and retroactive amounts recognized by a judicial or administrative decision prior to February 2026. All these compensation amounts must comply with a ceiling of 35% of the subsidy.
In April, the CNJ regulated the limit of restrictions on members of the Judiciary. However, the document recreated a series of benefits that had been extinguished in the STF’s thesis, in addition to allowing part of the additional benefits to remain outside the 35% limit, contrary to what the Supreme Court predicted. The resolution was signed by the president of the STF, Edson Fachin.
