Brazil · Courts
Court structure of Brazil
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Supremo Tribunal Federal
- Eleven ministers; guardian of the Constitution.
- Supreme — Superior Tribunal de Justiça
- Final word on federal statutory law.
- Appellate — Tribunais Regionais Federais and state courts
- Six federal regions plus 27 state appellate courts.
- First instance — Federal and state trial courts
- Plus special small-claims courts (juizados especiais).
- Specialised — Labour, electoral and military justice
- Each with its own superior tribunal.
Every court in the hierarchy
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