BRIn Brazil, Supreme Court Minister Kassio Nunes Marques voted to expand the payment of compensatory benefits known as 'penduricalhos' after appeals against the court's guidelines for these benefits until a federal law is enacted. On Friday, ministers Alexandre de Moraes, Cristiano Zanin, Flávio Dino, and Gilmar Mendes submitted a joint vote supporting the relaxation of certain rules, arguing that the sum of compensatory payments and allowances should be subject to a cap of 35% of the monthly subsidy for Supreme Court justices. Edson Fachin supported this group. On Saturday, Luiz Fux partially disagreed, recommending full payment of promised penduricalhos before the STF ruling, without the 35% constitutional ceiling. Kassio, along with Dias Toffoli and André Mendonça, followed Fux. The final vote stands at five to four in favor of relaxing the rules, maintaining payments only for benefits acquired up to March 2026. Changes made in March were validated by the National Justice Council and the National Public Prosecutor’s Council. Despite partial disagreement, the judges agreed to other relaxed rules, including converting holidays into cash, allowing benefits for accumulated cases, andc
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