Overview
- Francisco Eduardo Loureiro took office on February 6 as president of Brazil’s largest state judiciary, overseeing a R$19.8 billion budget and a docket exceeding 17 million cases.
- He plans statewide specialized courts for organized crime, tax offenses, and money laundering based in the capital to handle complex trials and reduce exposure of local judges to reprisals.
- Citing daily intelligence reports that often name magistrates, Loureiro proposes additional security steps and supports legislation allowing anonymous judges in organized‑crime rulings with identities accessible in court records when required.
- On gender‑based violence, which he says accounts for about 40% of police reports in the state, he intends to expand specialized domestic‑violence courts and adopt preventive measures such as alternative sanctions with reflective groups led by psychologists.
- He advocates large‑scale adoption of AI to accelerate case processing in line with CNJ guidance that final decisions remain the judge’s responsibility, noting TJ‑SP’s heavy 2025 throughput of more than 9.5 million cases resolved in first instance.