Fachin Says Supreme Court Will Cut Perks That Breach Its Pay Cap

Overview

• The judicial and prosecutorial councils, which voted unanimously on Thursday, approved a joint resolution that defines which extra allowances, known in Brazil as penduricalhos, can be paid on top of base pay.
• Fachin, the Supreme Court and CNJ president, said on Friday the Court will strike any payments that go beyond the limits it set in March and stressed the justices have the final word.
• The resolution reopens housing allowance for certain assignments and creates a “first‑childhood” bonus of 3% of pay per child up to six, despite the Court having ordered similar aids to end.
• Under the March ruling, extras can reach 70% of the constitutional top salary, split into two 35% blocks, which can lift monthly pay near R$78.8 thousand for long‑tenured judges and prosecutors.
• Transparency Brasil asked the Court to void the rule, and fresh documents show the Rio state prosecutors’ office paid individual indemnities up to about R$400 thousand in February, as councils move to standardize transparency portals and audit these payouts.