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The National Council of Justice (CNJ) created a working group to review the judiciary's compensation system after identifying cases of judges who received more than R$ 1 million in a single month. Presidential Ordinance No. 244, signed by Minister Edson Fachin on June 5, establishes 180 days for studies on legislative proposals regarding judicial compensation and its effects on the public service compensation system. ✓
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"Art. 1º Fica instituído Grupo de Trabalho com a finalidade de realizar estudos sobre propostas legislativas acerca da remuneração da Magistratura e seus reflexos no aperfeiçoamento do sistema remuneratório do serviço público, em conformidade com o disposto no art. 37, X, da Constituição Federal e demais disposições legais aplicáveis à espécie."
"Art. 10 O prazo de duração do Grupo de Trabalho será de 180 (cento e oitenta) dias, contados da data de sua publicação."
"O CNJ anunciou, nessa sexta-feira (6), a criação de um grupo de trabalho responsável por analisar detalhadamente os valores pagos à magistratura brasileira."
The group will be composed of judiciary members, as well as representatives from the Public Prosecutor's Office, Public Defenders, National Congress and Federal Court of Accounts. The measure comes after CNJ identified more than 500 different types of allowances paid with distinct nomenclatures across courts, including so-called "perks" that allow compensation far above the constitutional ceiling. ✓
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"Um levantamento do próprio CNJ identificou a existência de mais de 500 registros diferentes dessas verbas, pagas com nomenclaturas distintas entre os tribunais."
The initiative adds to previous CNJ measures in the same direction. In May, the plenary unanimously approved the creation of a unified payslip for magistrates from all courts in the country, with a 60-day deadline for adapting payroll systems. The resolution prohibits the creation of new types of benefits or the use of different names for allowances without federal law authorization. ✓
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"No final de maio, o plenário do CNJ aprovou por unanimidade a criação de um contracheque único para magistrados de todos os tribunais do país, com prazo de 60 dias para adaptação dos sistemas de folha de pagamento."
The context also involves Supreme Federal Court decisions. In February, Minister Flávio Dino ordered the suspension of compensatory allowances without express legal provision in any of the three branches of government, and the STF Plenary consolidated the measure in March, establishing a 60-day deadline for public agencies to review their benefits. ✓
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"Em fevereiro, o ministro Flávio Dino determinou a suspensão de verbas indenizatórias sem previsão legal expressa em qualquer dos três Poderes, e o Plenário do STF consolidou a medida em março, estabelecendo prazo de 60 dias para que os órgãos públicos revisassem seus benefícios."
CNJ identified cases of magistrates who received more than R$ 1 million in a single month
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
Covered by only some sources (1)
CNJ recently approved the creation of a national unified payslip for magistrates
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The same outlets report both versions — the contradiction is between the actors in the story, not between outlets.
Signature date of Presidential Ordinance No. 244
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What are the specific components that elevated some judges to earnings of R$ 1 million per month?
Why it's still unknown: Sources mention the existence of cases but do not detail which allowances, benefits or retroactive payments generated these exceptional amounts.
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How many magistrates received amounts exceeding R$ 1 million and in which courts?
Why it's still unknown: CNJ identified the cases but has not released specific numbers or geographical distribution by type of court.
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What is the track record of effectiveness of previous CNJ investigations into constitutional ceiling violations?
Why it's still unknown: Sources do not report precedents of CNJ action in similar cases or typical results of such investigations.