Overview

• Luiz Philippe Vieira de Mello Filho was sworn in as president of the TST for 2025–2027, succeeding Aloysio Corrêa da Veiga, who enters compulsory retirement.
• He pledged a strong campaign against electoral harassment of workers in coordination with the TSE and the Labor Prosecution Service.
• Caputo Bastos assumed the vice presidency and José Roberto Pimenta became corregedor‑geral as the new leadership team took office.
• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, Chamber President Hugo Motta, TSE President Cármen Lúcia, and STF justices attended the ceremony in Brasília.
• STF President Luís Roberto Barroso led his final session, with Edson Fachin set to assume the court’s presidency on September 29 and Alexandre de Moraes as vice.