President of the Federal Justice Council withdraws from request to the STF for extra funds for magistrate bonuses

Minister Luis Felipe Salomão, president of the CJF (Federal Justice Council), withdrew the request to open an extraordinary credit of R$ 208.9 million to finance extra funds for magistrates this year.

According to him, the budget has been revised and it will be possible to pay the bills without budget supplements.

Salomão, who also presides over the STJ (Superior Court of Justice), sent a letter this Tuesday (10) to the AGU (Attorney General of the Union), which had formalized the request to the STF (Supreme Federal Court) to take the change of position to the rapporteurs of the actions in the court.

"After sending that document, new facts emerged with revenue contributions and budgetary adjustments — typical of this end-of-year period with commitments and expenses not made —, leading to a consequent reanalysis of the accounts, which is why, within the scope of the Federal Court, the need identified at that time ceased", he says, in the document.

The request had been made last week to the AGU, which forwarded the case to the STF, along with a similar request made by the MPF (Federal Public Ministry). The total amount amounted to R$533 million and would be used to pay for penduricalhos.

The impasse involves the decision of the STF itself, which rescued the five-year benefit, a bonus that grants 5% more payment for every five years completed in a career, limited to 35%. The amount is paid above the civil service salary ceiling, currently at R$46,366.19.

The Supreme Court's thesis was set on March 25 of this year, effective from April and payment in May. In the first letter, dated October 3, Salomão had declared the lack of available resources.