Judges’ Groups Ask STF for 30-Day Delay on New ‘Penduricalhos’ Limits

Overview

• The main judges’ associations, which filed the plea on Monday, want the Supreme Court to postpone implementation by at least 30 days counted from any ruling on clarification appeals.
• The request asks Minister Alexandre de Moraes to decide the matter alone for quick relief and to send it later to the virtual plenary for review.
• The groups say courts cannot apply the ruling with confidence because the written judgment is still unpublished, which blocks standard clarification appeals that explain gaps or ambiguities.
• They also urge immediate rollout of the revived time-in-service bonus to blunt income drops, saying the halt to retroactive payments has hit retirees and widows the hardest.
• The March 25 decision set a 35% cap for extra allowances and a separate 35% cap for time-in-service pay, to start from April’s payroll base, and some court sources doubt the ad hoc delay bid will succeed.