The Superior Court of Justice is the highest appellate court in Brazil for non-constitutional issues regarding federal law. The STJ also has original jurisdiction over some cases. Its jurisdiction is
View from the STJ headquarters in Brasília, 2008.
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Inauguration ceremony of minister Laurita Vaz
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The Supreme Federal Court is the supreme court of Brazil, serving primarily as the country's constitutional court. It is the highest court of law in Brazil for constitutional issues and its rulings ca
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…are called "ministers" (Portuguese: ministros), not to be confused with ministers from the executive branch. Prior to late 1988, Brazil had only the Supreme Federal Court (Portuguese: Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF) as the Court of last resort, which would hear all highest appeals of mostly any matters, including other…
The Supreme Federal Court Palace
The Supreme Federal Court in session
The courtroom of the Supreme Federal Court
Supreme Federal Court at night