Superior Court of Justice (Brazil)

Superior Court of Justice
Superior Tribunal de Justiça
15°48′30″S 47°52′02″W / 15.80833°S 47.86722°W / -15.80833; -47.86722
Established	7 April 1989; 35 years ago (1989-04-07)
Location	Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Coordinates	15°48′30″S 47°52′02″W / 15.80833°S 47.86722°W / -15.80833; -47.86722
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	Life tenure (mandatory retirement at age 75)
Number of positions	33
Website	www.stj.jus.br
President
Currently	Herman Benjamin
Since	22 August 2024
Vice President
Currently	Luis Felipe Salomão
Since	22 August 2024

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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.