Regional Labor Courts Explained

Regional Labor Courts (Portuguese: Tribunais Regionais do Trabalho) are Brazilian appellate courts of the Federal specialized court system for matters of labor law. There currently are 24 Regional Labor Courts, geographically defined by numbered Regions.

Regional Labor Courts of Brazil[1] [2]
RegionJurisdictionHeadquartersDesembargadores (2009)Foundation
1stRio de Janeiro stateRio de Janeiro541946
2ndSão Paulo and Santos metropolitan areas[3] São Paulo94[4] 1946
3rdMinas Gerais stateBelo Horizonte361946
4thRio Grande do Sul statePorto Alegre361946
5thBahia stateSalvador291946
6thPernambuco stateRecife181946
7thCeará stateFortaleza141946
8thPará and Amapá statesBelém231946
9thParaná stateCuritiba281975
10thDistrito Federal and Tocantins stateBrasília171981
11thAmazonas and Roraima statesManaus141981
12thSanta Catarina stateFlorianópolis181981
13thParaíba stateJoão Pessoa81985
14thRondônia and Acre statesPorto Velho81986
15thSão Paulo state not included in 2nd RegionCampinas551986
16thMaranhão stateSão Luís81988
17thEspírito Santo stateVitória121989
18thGoiás stateGoiânia131989
19thAlagoas stateMaceió81991
20thSergipe stateAracaju81991
21stRio Grande do Norte stateNatal81991
22ndPiauí stateTeresina81991
23rdMato Grosso stateCuiabá81992
24thMato Grosso do Sul stateCampo Grande81992

In relation to other courts

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tst.jus.br/Sseest/PESSOAL/Trtjuiz/Ano%20de%202009.pdf Table of Judges
  2. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Decreto-Lei/Del5452.htm Brazilian Consolidation of Labor Laws
  3. More specifically, the municipalities of Arujá, Barueri, Biritiba-Mirim, Caieiras, Cajamar, Carapicuíba, Cotia, Cubatão, Diadema, Embu, Embu-Guaçu, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Francisco Morato, Franco da Rocha, Guararema, Guarujá, Guarulhos, Itapecerica da Serra, Itapevi, Itaquaquecetuba, Jandira, Juquitiba, Mairiporã, Mauá, Mogi das Cruzes, Osasco, Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Poá, Praia Grande, Ribeirão Pires, Rio Grande da Serra, Salesópolis, Santa Isabel, Santana de Parnaíba, Santo André, Santos, São Bernardo do Campo, São Caetano do Sul, São Vicente, Suzano e Taboão da Serra. Source: Law 7520 (in Portuguese) plus subsequent municipalities fragmentations.
  4. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2009/Lei/L12098.htm Law 12098