Most judicial activities are paused during forensic recess, but some courts and judiciaries continue to operate to address urgent cases and maintain essential services.
This article provides details on the units in operation, call times, and specific rules set out in Joint Normative Act No. 11/2024 of the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro (TJRJ).
Stay compliant with the regulations regarding petitioning, planting, and public service during the TJRJ forensic recess to be ready to handle urgent judicial requests effectively and in an organized manner.
Forensic break in Civil Procedure Code: Regulations, immediate actions, and time management
How does the forensic recess operate in the TJRJ 2024/2025?
The forensic break is governed by Law No. 5.010/1966, which regulates the suspension of deadlines and the pause of normal Judiciary Branch activities from December 20 to January 6.
During this time:
- No hearings or trials take place.
- Procedural deadlines are put on hold.
- Urgent actions are only implemented during the on-call system.
The TJRJ also released the planting schedules and guidelines for emergency services during the break in its official announcements.
Paraphrased: Urgent actions and methods for calculating deadlines in Criminal Forensics.
Which rods and legal systems will be operational during the forensic break at TJRJ in 2024/2025?
The Sticks and Juits that are required to work will be determined by Article 10 of the Joint Normative Act No. 11/2024.
On weekdays, various specialized courts handle cases related to criminal executions, domestic violence against women, child and youth welfare, elderly issues, alternative measures, and crimes against children and adolescents.
During the 2023/2024 forensic break, the Custody Hearings Centers of the TJRJ will operate continuously as per Article 18 of the Joint Normative Act No. 11/2024.
The Custody Audiences Centers of the Rio de Janeiro State Court of Justice will continue to operate normally during the court recess in their locations in the Capital, Campos dos Goytacazes, and Volta Redonda, in accordance with their respective duties.
The CEAC’s Round Volta and Campos dos Goytacazes will determine their own schedules for holidays, weekends, and optional points.
If the Law Judge at the Custody Audience Centers is scheduled to be at the plantation on the same day as the State’s daily plantation, the State can request a switch through the Court’s Presidency up to 48 hours before the set date. The State’s plantation schedule will take precedence in such situations, without affecting the Serventia’s planting on both schedules. The substitute planting judge will appoint DEMOV to work with the CEAC’S in Campos dos Goytacazes and Volta Redonda.
Extrajudicial services will operate according to the regular office hours on working days during the forensic recess of 2024/2025, as mandated by Art. 34 of Joint Act No. 11/2024.
Extrajudicial services must adhere to regular business hours during the recess period, as outlined in Article 57(2) of the Code of Standards of the General Correction of Justice – Extrajudicial Part.
How will the cost collection be conducted during the Forensic Recess 2024/2025 at TJRJ?
The individual must file with the bank on the first working day following the event, unless justice or costs are waived, as stated in Article 12 of Executive Act No. 192/2024 of the TJRJ.
Failure to meet this requirement will result in twice the payment amount specified in Article 33 of State Law No. 3.350/99.
Art. 12 of Executive Act No. 192/2024 governs the planting rules in TJRJ during recess.
The individual must make the withdrawal on the following business day at a bank branch, unless there are circumstances of fairness or exemption from charges, to avoid double payment as stated in Article 33 of State Law No. 3.350/99.
Judicial Plant during the 2024/2025 Forensic Recess: Initial Stage of TJRJ
The Joint Normative Act 11/2024, governing the operations of the 1st instance Judicial Plant during the forensic recess, states that:
The primary purpose of the judiciary planting at the initial level of jurisdiction is solely for reviewing the items specified in Article 11 and its subsections of CNJ Resolution No. 326, dated 26.6.2020.
Requests must be submitted solely through the State of Rio de Janeiro Judiciary Branch portal using electronic methods.
The materials specified in Article 11 of CNJ Resolution 326/2020 are the ones required for the judiciary building in TJRJ for 2023/2024.
CNJ Resolution No. 71 from March 31, 2009 is currently in effect with the described modifications.
The first and second levels of the judicial plantation are designated to handle specific matters including habeas corpus applications, arrest communications, appraisal of requests for provisional freedom, urgent representations for preventive imprisonment, search and seizure requests, and urgent civil or criminal measures.
The judicial system is not meant to repeat requests that have already been considered by the original court or on a previous occasion, nor to reconsider them or extend authorization for phone tapping.
Urgent measures involving the deposit of money or valuables can only be authorized in writing by the appropriate court and must be carried out during regular banking hours by an authorized court official or other designated authority upon explicit authorization from the judge.
Requests for withdrawing money or valuables or releasing seized goods will not be accepted during the plantation.
Plan for the day during holidays and weekends in the city during the break period.
The daily schedule for holidays and weekends in the capital will be in digital form from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., as outlined in Article 3 and § 1 of Joint Normative Act no. 11/2024.
On holidays and weekends from December 21 to 25 and December 28 to 31, 2024, and January 1, 4, and 5, 2025, the Electronic Daytime Judicial Plant will operate in the Capital District from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM, following a schedule determined by the Presidency to handle criminal cases.
During the specified days, the judiciary staff, along with the Justice Officers stationed at the warrant offices or NAROJA, must adhere to a planted regime to fulfill required tasks and duties. Additionally, two on-site staff members from the designated Judges’ Serventias must be present for the daily squad activities in the Capital, as determined by the practicing Magistrates.
Plant breaks during the day in the capital on weekdays
The Diurnal Plantation in the capital during weekdays will operate from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM as stated in Article 4 of the Joint Normative Act no. 11/2024.
On the specified dates in December 2024 and January 2025, the Forensic Recess Day Plant will operate in the Capital District from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with judges and staff on duty as scheduled.
The magistrates and servers assigned to the plantation will work in person at the 2nd Special Civil Court of the Capital District (Room 102 D) and the 23rd Special Civil Court of the Capital District (Room 110 D), both situated on the first floor of the Capital Central Forum.
Magistrates and officials handling civil matters will work in the 2nd Special Civil Court of the Capital District, while those dealing with criminal cases will work in the 23rd Special Civil Court of the Capital District.
The Justice Officers must stay on duty to follow specific measures and procedures.
Designated servers must be present on the day of the hearing, while remote work is allowed for authorized servers.
The Diurnal Recess Plant is mentioned in Notice CGJ 74/2021.
The plantation is scheduled to take place in room 102 D at the 2nd Special Civil Court of the Capital District to address civil matters.
Criminal cases will be addressed in room 110 D at the 23rd Civil Court within the district.
Urgent actions and time limits in labor procedures are necessary for Forensic Labor.
Daily indoor plant watering on weekdays, weekends, and holidays
The plant located indoors will operate from 11:00 to 18:00, as stated in Article 11 of the Collective Regulation Act No. 11/2024.
In the rural areas, the Recession Plant from December 20, 2024 to January 6, 2025 will follow the schedule provided by the Court of Justice and operate from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Staff and judges will be required to be on duty during this period.
The magistrates and servers working at the plant will operate within the service facilities.
Officials must stay on duty to adhere to specific regulations and requirements.
All servers assigned to handle judgments must be present on the day of the hearing, with remote work permitted only for servers who have received prior authorization.
The regulations in the Notice CGJ 74/2021 are relevant to the Daytime Recess Plant in the Interior.
Judicial Plant during the Forensic Recess 2024/2025: Second Instance of the TJRJ
Executive Order No. 192/2024 sets out the guidelines for the operation of the Second Instance Judiciary during the legal recess.
During the holiday break from December 20, 2024, to January 6, 2025, the judges will follow the schedule set by the Presidency to review specific materials as outlined in CNJ Resolution No. 326/20.
The Shippers will be designated in descending order of age, starting from the most recently established night squad.
Permutations arranged by the parties involved must be communicated in writing to the Presidency at least 72 hours in advance.
The materials processed by the second instance judiciary of TJRJ during the 2024/2025 judicial recess are specified in Art. 11 of CNJ Resolution No. 326/2020.
When does the 2nd Grade of TJRJ’s Judicial Plant operate during the Forensic Recess?
Art. 13 of Executive Act No. 192/2024 specifies the Plantão schedule.
The plantation mentioned in this Executive Act will operate between 11 and 18 hours on working days during the break period, without affecting the Day and Night Shifts of the 2nd Degree of Jurisdiction as established in TJ/OE Resolution no. 33/2014 and Executive Act no. 61/2015.
How will the petition function in the second-grade judiciary plant of TJRJ?
During the 2023/2024 forensic break, all requests in the 2nd-degree judiciary sector of TJRJ will be processed solely via the Rio de Janeiro State Judiciary Branch Portal.
Petitions can be submitted via email in PDF format to “[email protected]” from 11am to 6pm if the system is not accessible.
Petitions can be submitted in person at the Protocol and Registration Service of the 2nd Instance (DEJUR-SEPCA), located in Room 227C of the Central Forum, if email is not working.
Refer to all details in Article 8 of Executive Order No. 192/2024.
Applications must be submitted only through the Judiciary Power of the State of Rio de Janeiro’s portal, with the possibility of alternative methods in specific situations.
I – Via email by submitting a single document in PDF format to the address [email protected], only if the system is unavailable between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
If the email is not working, the document must be physically submitted to the Protocol and Support Service for Judicial Activities of the Second Degree of Jurisdiction. The document will be categorized as civil or criminal and forwarded to the appropriate Judgement Bureau.
What is the enrollment size of second-grade students at the Forensic Recess Plant in the academic year 2024/2025?
Landlord categories in the judicial system are outlined in Article 2 of Executive Order No. 192/2024.
During the holiday period from December 20 to 30, 2024, and January 2 to 6, 2025, four Shippers will be assigned to work from 11:00 to 18:00 to review the hours submitted during the specified opening hours.
The allocation of responsibilities between Civil and Criminal jurisdictions will be determined through mutual agreement among the Landers. If no agreement is reached, the first and third junior managers will handle criminal cases, while the second and fourth will handle civil cases in order of seniority.
The Embargators will decide among themselves how to divide the work. If they cannot agree, the division will be based on one task for each Deembargator, starting with the most recent one, following the order of task distribution.
If the optional point is activated on the specified working day in this act, the scale will remain unchanged as originally presented.
On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, two Embargators will be assigned to work a 24-hour shift starting at 11:00, following the same schedule without interruption.
The Deembargators will determine the allocation of tasks among themselves. In case of disagreement, the tasks will be distributed based on an expedient for each Deembargator, starting with the most recent, following the sequence of expedient distribution.
How will the Secretaries and Assistants of the 2nd Degree function during the Forensic Recess of 2024/2025?
The operation of the Second-Degree Judges’ Secretariats is governed by Article 4 of Executive Act No. 195/2023 of the TJRJ.
The Secretariats of the designated Judges will work in person during the planting period on weekdays, processing received documents until 6:00 pm and following decisions, transferring any pending tasks to the following day or night.
How will customer service for the audience operate?
There will be no in-person attendance in the 2nd grade of TJRJ, and it will be conducted solely through the virtual platform.
Article 4(1) of Executive Act No. 192/2024 contains this decision.
During the period specified in Article 2, there will be no in-person public service, and lawyers must communicate with the Magistrate only through electronic means (Virtual Balcony) or the court secretary’s phone.
Effective organization and planning are essential for operating efficiently in the TJRJ Forensic Recess.
The forensic break at TJRJ, from 20 December 2024 to 6 January 2025, is a time when normal court operations are halted, but crucial services remain available.
Detailed regulations, such as judicial teams and the suspension of procedural timelines, along with specialized attention to urgent actions, guarantee systematic assistance for urgent needs.
The Court guarantees compliance with the requirements of the first and second levels of jurisdiction, as well as regulating aspects such as cost collection and electronic petition, based on the planting structure established by Joint Normative Act no. 11/2024 and other related acts.
Lawyers and parties can effectively prepare for procedures and requirements by following these guidelines, ensuring adherence to legal standards. Refer to the planting scale and normative acts released by TJRJ for further details.
How does the forensic break operate in the TJRJ 2024/2025?
The forensic recess is governed by Law No. 5.010/1966, which stipulates the suspension of deadlines and the halting of regular judicial activities from December 20 to January 6. During this time, there are no hearings or trial sessions, procedural deadlines are put on hold, and only urgent matters are addressed through the on-call system.
How will the cost collection be conducted during the Forensic Recess 2024/2025 at TJRJ?
The concerned individual is required to file with the bank on the first working day following the directive in Executive Act No. 192/2024 of the TJRJ, unless the case involves free legal assistance or expenses. Failure to adhere to this requirement will result in a double payment as outlined in Article 33 of State Law No. 3.350/99.
How will the petition operate within the 2nd-grade judiciary plant of TJRJ?
During the 2023/2024 forensic break, petitions for the 2nd-degree judiciary plantation of the TJRJ will be done solely through the Rio de Janeiro State Judiciary Branch Portal. If the system is down, petitions may be emailed in PDF format from 11am to 6pm to “[email protected]”.
