Brazil creates modernisation funds for four justice institutions
Laws signed on 4 September establish funds for federal justice, the Superior Court, public defence and federal prosecution.
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On 4 September, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed laws establishing four funds for the federal justice system, the Superior Court of Justice, the federal public defender and the federal prosecution service. The money may support infrastructure and technology, equipment, software and staff training.
The package also changes federal court fees to 2–3% of a claim’s value, with a minimum of 193.20 reais and a maximum of 107,332.80 reais. People earning up to 5,000 reais a month at the time receive a presumption of inability to pay for court costs when seeking legal aid, subject to individual review. The president vetoed some provisions on fund revenues.
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Brazil creates modernisation funds for four justice institutions
Laws signed on 4 September establish funds for federal justice, the Superior Court, public defence and federal prosecution.
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Brazil creates modernisation funds for four justice institutions
Laws signed on 4 September establish funds for federal justice, the Superior Court, public defence and federal prosecution.
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Fund names and fee limits are from the ministry’s 4 September 2026 announcement.
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