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We propose actions and institutional redesigns so that the state, and especially the judicial branch, may act in accordance with the public interest and be accountable to society.

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DadosJusBr standardizes and opens up remuneration data from the justice system to put an end to super salaries
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Improving the governance of the country's public defender offices ensures greater access to justice

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Decorative ceiling: budgetary impact of legal fees at the federal level
PublicationState accountability
15/12/2025
Decorative ceiling: budgetary impact of legal fees at the federal level

Between January and August, 11,800 civil servants received more than the remuneration limit in the sum of basic salary and honorarium, which are paid with little transparency

98% of prosecutors earned above the constitutional ceiling in 2024
PublicationState accountability
06/10/2025
98% of prosecutors earned above the constitutional ceiling in 2024

Extratax payments exceeded R$2.3 billion in the sum of 25 MP units, even without taking into account Christmas bonuses, constitutional thirds of vacations and retroactive payments

CNMP encourages salary opacity in the Public Prosecutor’s Office and creates validity period for information
PublicationState accountability
27/08/2025
CNMP encourages salary opacity in the Public Prosecutor’s Office and creates validity period for information

The Public Prosecutor's Office now even requires access to cell phones and photographs in order to access salaries, and studies advocate anonymizing payslips.

Opaque and with no brakes, ‘retroactive payments’ to judges cost R$3 billion in 2024
PublicationState accountability
04/06/2025
Opaque and with no brakes, ‘retroactive payments’ to judges cost R$3 billion in 2024

From 2018 to April 2025, the judiciary distributed R$10.3 billion retroactively to 79% of judges.

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