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The São Paulo section of the Brazilian Bar Association expressed, through a note, its support for the decision of the president of the Regional Labor Court of the nd Region (São Paulo), judge Nelson Nazar, to cut the number of employees on strike. “Certainly, the demands for a job and career plan and better working conditions by employees of the Labor Court are fair, but the partial shutdown of a large part of the Courts has harmed the Law Firm and the jurisdiction, and with this we do not agree” , says the president of OAB-SP, Luiz Flávio Borges D'Urso.





In the note, President D'Urso, together with the president of the OAB-SP Labor Law Commission, Eli Alves da Silva, made themselves available to assist in negotiations between the TRT- leadership and the entities representing civil servants in search of a solution. “The measure of cutting off the strikers’ point has already been taken by TRT- President Nazar stated that he is open to dialogue with TRT- employees. I believe in a solution that takes into account the interests of both sides”, says Silva, who participated this Tuesday (/) in a meeting at TRT- with Nelson Nazar, accompanied by lawyer Renato Rua.



Eli Alves da Silva also highlights that there is another BTC Number Data negotiation underway, between the presidency of TRT- and Banco do Brasil and Caixa Econômica Federal to make property available near the Barra Funda Forum for the installation of new courts, since there are no There is space in the Rui Barbosa forum building.







As reported by ConJur , the strike began on October th. The first instance labor courts in the nd Region were closed to the public – which includes lawyers – and no hearings are being scheduled.



The courts are not even receiving new cases, except for urgent cases. According to TRT- Ordinance /, electronic petitioning is suspended and “the petition protocol is restricted to urgent cases and those related to public hearings and auctions”. Hearings already scheduled will be held.



The biggest criticism from lawyers is the fact that the suspension of service and receipt of cases is for an indefinite period of time. The procedural deadlines were suspended retroactively, since October th, which is questioned. According to Ordinance , on November st the progress of work in the courts will be checked and only then will new measures be adopted.