Standardises the interpretation of federal legislation through special appeals, and hears certain original actions and extradition-adjacent matters.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Supreme court for federal statutory law
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Seat
- Brasília
- Established
- 1988
Where an appeal goes next
Extraordinary appeal to the STF on constitutional grounds
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