Regional Labor Courts (Portuguese: Tribunais Regionais do Trabalho) are Brazilian appellate courts of the Federal specialized court system for matters of labor law. There currently are 24 Regional Labor Courts, geographically defined by numbered Regions.
| Region | Jurisdiction | Headquarters | Desembargadores (2009) | Foundation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rio de Janeiro state | Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 1946 |
| 2nd | São Paulo and Santos metropolitan areas[3] | São Paulo | 94[4] | 1946 |
| 3rd | Minas Gerais state | Belo Horizonte | 36 | 1946 |
| 4th | Rio Grande do Sul state | Porto Alegre | 36 | 1946 |
| 5th | Bahia state | Salvador | 29 | 1946 |
| 6th | Pernambuco state | Recife | 18 | 1946 |
| 7th | Ceará state | Fortaleza | 14 | 1946 |
| 8th | Pará and Amapá states | Belém | 23 | 1946 |
| 9th | Paraná state | Curitiba | 28 | 1975 |
| 10th | Distrito Federal and Tocantins state | Brasília | 17 | 1981 |
| 11th | Amazonas and Roraima states | Manaus | 14 | 1981 |
| 12th | Santa Catarina state | Florianópolis | 18 | 1981 |
| 13th | Paraíba state | João Pessoa | 8 | 1985 |
| 14th | Rondônia and Acre states | Porto Velho | 8 | 1986 |
| 15th | São Paulo state not included in 2nd Region | Campinas | 55 | 1986 |
| 16th | Maranhão state | São Luís | 8 | 1988 |
| 17th | Espírito Santo state | Vitória | 12 | 1989 |
| 18th | Goiás state | Goiânia | 13 | 1989 |
| 19th | Alagoas state | Maceió | 8 | 1991 |
| 20th | Sergipe state | Aracaju | 8 | 1991 |
| 21st | Rio Grande do Norte state | Natal | 8 | 1991 |
| 22nd | Piauí state | Teresina | 8 | 1991 |
| 23rd | Mato Grosso state | Cuiabá | 8 | 1992 |
| 24th | Mato Grosso do Sul state | Campo Grande | 8 | 1992 |
In relation to other courts
edit| State | Federal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior courts |
0 | Supreme Federal Court STF |
1 | |
| Federal superior courts | 4 | |||
| Common justice |
Court of Justice TJ |
27 | Federal Regional Courts TRF1 .. TRF6 |
6 |
| Specialized justice |
Court of Military Justice [pt] |
3 | Electoral Justice Courts TRE |
27 |
| TJM | Regional Labor Courts TRT |
24 | ||
| Total [5][6][7] |
30 | 62 | ||
References
edit- ^ Table of Judges (in Portuguese).
- ^ Brazilian Consolidation of Labor Laws, art. 670 and comments (in Portuguese).
- ^ More specifically, the municipalities of Arujá, Barueri, Biritiba-Mirim, Caieiras, Cajamar, Carapicuíba, Cotia, Cubatão, Diadema, Embu, Embu-Guaçu, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Francisco Morato, Franco da Rocha, Guararema, Guarujá, Guarulhos, Itapecerica da Serra, Itapevi, Itaquaquecetuba, Jandira, Juquitiba, Mairiporã, Mauá, Mogi das Cruzes, Osasco, Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Poá, Praia Grande, Ribeirão Pires, Rio Grande da Serra, Salesópolis, Santa Isabel, Santana de Parnaíba, Santo André, Santos, São Bernardo do Campo, São Caetano do Sul, São Vicente, Suzano e Taboão da Serra. Source: Law 7520 (in Portuguese) plus subsequent municipalities fragmentations.
- ^ Law 12098 (in Portuguese).
- ^ "O Brasil tem 91 tribunais - Para Entender Direito" [Brazil has 91 courts - Understand the Law]. Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015.
- ^ DataSelf (8 January 2021). "Conheça as diferenças e funções dos tribunais brasileiros" [Know the differences and functions of the Brazilian courts] (in Portuguese). DataSelf. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Conselho Nacional de Justiça. "Tribunais - Portal CNJ" [Courts - CNJ Portal]. National Council of Justice (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2023.