Overview
- A judge in Jales, São Paulo, convicted parents of two adolescent girls of "abandono intelectual" and sentenced them to 50 days' detention which was converted into community service and a court order to enroll the children in regular school.
- The family filed a formal representation at the National Council of Justice alleging judicial partiality and questioning the conduct of Judge Júnior da Luz Miranda.
- On Monday, May 25, 2026, Senator Damares Alves sent an ofício to CNJ/STF president Edson Fachin requesting an institutional meeting to discuss the case and urging that regulation of homeschooling be made by the Congresso Nacional rather than by individual judicial rulings.
- The judge's sentence noted the absence of a federal legal framework for homeschooling and criticized the family's refusal to consume popular cultural content, while the 2018 Supreme Court ruling holds that homeschooling is not inherently unconstitutional but requires a law from Congress.
- The case has generated political moves and proposals—including a bill seeking broad amnesty for families who practiced homeschooling—and could prompt CNJ scrutiny, new legislative activity, and immediate changes to how families who teach at home are treated by courts and agencies.