2026-04-22
Ministry of Labor Issues Guidelines on Judicial Subsistence Following Supreme Court Ruling
The Ministry of Labor and Employment has issued a preliminary guidance memorandum to the National Council of Justice (CNJ) regarding the minimum caloric and logistical requirements for members of the judiciary, following warnings from senior magistrates that recent salary caps could lead to conditions analogous to slavery. The move comes after several high-ranking judges expressed concern that the removal of supplemental allowances, or "penduricalhos," has rendered their current remuneration packages—some exceeding R$ 100,000 per month—insufficient for the maintenance of professional dignity.