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Brazil’s Labor High Court Sends All-Female Shortlist to Lula for TST Vacancy

Three career judges advanced after secret rounds of voting, setting up a presidential pick that will proceed to a Senate hearing and confirmation.

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Overview

  • The shortlist names are Margareth Rodrigues Costa (TRT-5, Bahia), Maria de Nazaré Medeiros Rocha (TRT-8, Pará/Amapá) and Márcia Regina Leal Campos (TRT-1, Rio de Janeiro).
  • Margareth was chosen in the first round with 15 votes, Maria de Nazaré in the second with 14, and Márcia in the third with 15.
  • The vacancy arose after Minister Aloysio Corrêa da Veiga retired on October 1 upon reaching the 75-year age limit.
  • The TST selected the trio from 23 registered candidates—15 men and 8 women—from 15 regional labor courts.
  • President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has no statutory deadline to name one of the three, and the nominee must pass a CCJ hearing and win Senate plenary approval before appointment.