CNJ’s R$7 billion precatório cancellations widen scrutiny of irregular orders

CNJ’s R$7 billion precatório cancellations widen scrutiny of irregular orders
Brazil’s National Council of Justice (CNJ) has ordered the cancellation of 14 federal precatórios—court-ordered government payments—worth about R$2.36 billion, after a request from the Attorney General’s Office (AGU). The ruling, issued by National Justice Inspector Benedito Gonçalves, extends an earlier measure that voided another R$4.7 billion in orders.

The common thread in both accounts is the CNJ’s legal rationale: the payment orders were issued before the execution stage of the underlying cases had become final. The council says this form of blocked precatório lacks legal support, and the new order bars withdrawals, transfers, payment authorizations and fee allocations until the money is returned.

One account emphasizes the fiscal consequences. It describes the decision as returning funds to the federal treasury and says the combined value recovered or subject to cancellation in the case now exceeds R$7 billion. In that reading, the AGU’s campaign is principally about preventing premature payment orders and protecting money intended for judicial obligations.

The other account also reports the CNJ’s finding that the orders were irregular, but places the earlier R$4.7 billion batch in a broader controversy. It says those precatórios had been bought by Banco Master and notes reporting on a R$427 million contract between the bank and the office of lawyer Camilla Ramos, wife of a TRF-1 judge, concerning sugar-and-alcohol sector cases.

That account adds that the law firm acknowledged a formal contract with Master to work on precatório cases, while denying it had received either a retainer or success fee. The CNJ’s latest precautionary decision is still due to be reviewed by its full plenary body.

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