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Justice Edson Fachin, president of Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) and National Council of Justice (CNJ), created a working group on Friday (5th) to review all 'penduricalhos' — compensation benefits without legal basis — paid to magistrates nationwide. The group has 180 days to present a complete report on the current situation and draft legislation to regulate these payments. ◦
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"O presidente do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) e do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ), ministro Edson Fachin, decidiu criar um grupo de trabalho para revisar todos os penduricalhos pagos aos magistrados do país. De acordo com o plano de trabalho assinado por Fachin na noite de sexta-feira (5)"
According to the decree signed by Fachin, the objective is to 'conduct studies on legislative proposals regarding judicial compensation and its effects on improving the national public service compensation system.' The justice justified that the current system, created in 1998, generates 'inequality, legal uncertainty, lack of transparency and use of conceptual subterfuges disconnected from reality.' ✓
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"realizar estudos sobre propostas legislativas acerca da remuneração da magistratura e seus reflexos no aperfeiçoamento do sistema remuneratório do serviço público nacional"
The initiative follows CNJ's approval in late May 2026 of a unified payroll system for magistrates, prohibiting courts from creating extra payment sheets for benefits beyond regular salaries. A CNJ survey identified over 500 different types of penduricalhos paid by courts under distinct names. ✓
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"Um levantamento do CNJ identificou a existência de mais de 500 registros de "penduricalhos", pagos com nomes distintos"
The issue gained momentum in March 2026 when the STF endorsed Justice Flávio Dino's injunction suspending payment of various benefits not provided by law. The penduricalhos allow compensation well above the constitutional ceiling for public servants and are a source of criticism of the Judiciary. ✓
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"A discussão sobre os penduricalhos dos magistrados, que acarretam pagamentos muito acima do teto do funcionalismo público, tomou impulso em março, quando o Supremo referendou uma liminar do ministro Flávio Dino e suspendeu de imediato o pagamento de diversas verbas não previstas em lei"
The working group has a 180-day (6-month) deadline to present a report and draft legislation
CNJ approved unified payroll for magistrates in late May 2026
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
Covered by only some sources (2)
The working group will have representatives from multiple institutions including Congress, Senate, Executive and TCU
The current judicial compensation system was created in 1998
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What is the formal number of the decree signed by Fachin?
Why it's still unknown: Press mentions the decree but does not cite the official document number
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What are the specific monetary values of penduricalhos currently paid by courts?
Why it's still unknown: No outlet details concrete amounts of the different types of benefits being questioned
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What position have magistrate associations taken regarding the working group's creation?
Why it's still unknown: No mention of reaction from judicial representative entities
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What is the complete text of Fachin's justification for creating the working group?
Why it's still unknown: Only excerpts from the reasoning are quoted by outlets