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| Superior Tribunal de Justiça | |
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| 15°48′30″S 47°52′02″W / 15.80833°S 47.86722°W | |
| Established | 7 April 1989 |
| Location | Brasília, Federal District, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 15°48′30″S 47°52′02″W / 15.80833°S 47.86722°W |
| Composition method | Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation |
| Authorised by | Constitution of Brazil |
| Appeals to | Supreme Federal Court |
| Appeals from | State Courts of Justice |
| Judge term length | Until aged 75 |
| Number of positions | 33 |
| Website | www |
| President | |
| Currently | Maria Thereza Moura |
| Since | 25 August 2022 |
| Vice President | |
| Currently | Og Fernandes |
| Since | 25 August 2022 |
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The Superior Court of Justice (Portuguese: Superior Tribunal de Justiça, also known as STJ, IPA: [ˌɛsiteˈʒɔtɐ]) is the highest appellate court in Brazil for non-constitutional issues regarding federal law. The STJ also has original jurisdiction over some cases. Its jurisdiction is provided for in Article 105 of the Brazilian Constitution.
A Special Appeal (in Portuguese, Recurso Especial) can be made to this court when a judgement of a court of second instance offends a federal statutory provision or when second instance courts have issued different interpretations of the same federal statute.
By rule, the STJ decides only questions of law, not any questions of fact and the probatory elements on the case, about which the Second Instance Courts give the last word.
As in other superior courts in Brazil, STJ's justices are called "ministers" (Portuguese: ministros), not to be confused with ministers from the executive branch.