Superior Court of Justice of Brazil
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The Superior Court of Justice of Brazil is the country’s highest non-constitutional court, responsible for standardizing the interpretation of federal law across the Brazilian judiciary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Superior Court of Justice of Brazil canonical | 1 |
| Superior Court of Justice of Brazil (for federal law issues on appeal) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5460904 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Superior Court of Justice of Brazil Context triple: [Brazilian government, judicialBody, Superior Court of Justice of Brazil]
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A.
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil is the country’s highest judicial authority and constitutional court, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and serving as the final arbiter in major legal and political disputes.
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B.
Court of Justice of Sergipe
The Court of Justice of Sergipe is the highest judicial body of the Brazilian state of Sergipe, responsible for overseeing second-instance trials and administering the state’s judiciary.
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C.
Court of Justice of Paraíba
The Court of Justice of Paraíba is the highest judicial authority of the Brazilian state of Paraíba, responsible for overseeing state-level civil and criminal justice and administering the judiciary within its jurisdiction.
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D.
Superior Electoral Court of Brazil
The Superior Electoral Court of Brazil is the country’s highest judicial body responsible for overseeing and adjudicating matters related to elections and electoral law.
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E.
Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District
The Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District is the highest state-level court responsible for overseeing civil, criminal, and administrative justice in Brazil’s Federal District.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Superior Court of Justice of Brazil Target entity description: The Superior Court of Justice of Brazil is the country’s highest non-constitutional court, responsible for standardizing the interpretation of federal law across the Brazilian judiciary.
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A.
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil is the country’s highest judicial authority and constitutional court, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and serving as the final arbiter in major legal and political disputes.
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B.
Court of Justice of Sergipe
The Court of Justice of Sergipe is the highest judicial body of the Brazilian state of Sergipe, responsible for overseeing second-instance trials and administering the state’s judiciary.
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C.
Court of Justice of Paraíba
The Court of Justice of Paraíba is the highest judicial authority of the Brazilian state of Paraíba, responsible for overseeing state-level civil and criminal justice and administering the judiciary within its jurisdiction.
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D.
Superior Electoral Court of Brazil
The Superior Electoral Court of Brazil is the country’s highest judicial body responsible for overseeing and adjudicating matters related to elections and electoral law.
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E.
Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District
The Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District is the highest state-level court responsible for overseeing civil, criminal, and administrative justice in Brazil’s Federal District.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
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federal court ⓘ superior court ⓘ |
| appointmentAuthority | President of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Judiciary of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingType | courthouse ⓘ |
| compositionMethod | appointment by the President of Brazil with Senate approval ⓘ |
| confirmationBy | Federal Senate of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
conflicts of jurisdiction between federal and state courts
ⓘ
extradition requests ⓘ homologation of foreign judgments ⓘ special appeals on federal law ⓘ |
| establishedBy | 1988 Constitution of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludesJurisdictionOver | constitutional matters reserved to the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | uniform interpretation of federal statutes ⓘ |
| hasChambers |
private law chambers
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public law chambers ⓘ special court ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJudges | 33 ⓘ |
| hasPresident | President of the Superior Court of Justice of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.stj.jus.br ⓘ |
| headquarters | Brasília NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Regional Federal Courts of Brazil
NERFINISHED
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State Courts of Justice of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| judgeTitle | minister ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of Brazil ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Brazilian federal procedural law
ⓘ
Constitution of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brasília
NERFINISHED
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Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nativeName | Superior Tribunal de Justiça NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| partOf | federal judiciary of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Federal Court of Appeals of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | to relieve the Supreme Federal Court of non-constitutional cases ⓘ |
| role |
court of last resort for non-constitutional federal matters
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highest non-constitutional court in Brazil ⓘ standardization of the interpretation of federal law ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Supreme Federal Court of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | STJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAppealHandled | recurso especial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Superior Court of Justice of Brazil Description of subject: The Superior Court of Justice of Brazil is the country’s highest non-constitutional court, responsible for standardizing the interpretation of federal law across the Brazilian judiciary.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Superior Court of Justice of Brazil (for federal law issues on appeal)