Superior Court of Justice of Brazil
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The Superior Court of Justice of Brazil is the country’s highest non-constitutional court, responsible for standardizing the interpretation of federal law across the Brazilian judiciary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Superior Court of Justice of Brazil canonical | 1 |
| Superior Court of Justice of Brazil (for federal law issues on appeal) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
federal court ⓘ superior court ⓘ |
| appointmentAuthority | President of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Judiciary of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingType | courthouse ⓘ |
| compositionMethod | appointment by the President of Brazil with Senate approval ⓘ |
| confirmationBy | Federal Senate of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
conflicts of jurisdiction between federal and state courts
ⓘ
extradition requests ⓘ homologation of foreign judgments ⓘ special appeals on federal law ⓘ |
| establishedBy | 1988 Constitution of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludesJurisdictionOver | constitutional matters reserved to the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | uniform interpretation of federal statutes ⓘ |
| hasChambers |
private law chambers
ⓘ
public law chambers ⓘ special court ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJudges | 33 ⓘ |
| hasPresident | President of the Superior Court of Justice of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.stj.jus.br ⓘ |
| headquarters | Brasília NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Regional Federal Courts of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State Courts of Justice of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| judgeTitle | minister ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of Brazil ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Brazilian federal procedural law
ⓘ
Constitution of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brasília
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nativeName | Superior Tribunal de Justiça NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| partOf | federal judiciary of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Federal Court of Appeals of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | to relieve the Supreme Federal Court of non-constitutional cases ⓘ |
| role |
court of last resort for non-constitutional federal matters
ⓘ
highest non-constitutional court in Brazil ⓘ standardization of the interpretation of federal law ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Supreme Federal Court of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | STJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAppealHandled | recurso especial ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Superior Court of Justice of Brazil (for federal law issues on appeal)