The federal Senate approved on Wednesday the nomination of STJ minister Benedito Gonçalves as national justice inspector at the CNJ. The vote passed with 53 in favor and 16 against.
The tally exceeded the required absolute majority of 41 votes. The nomination had been postponed in May by Senate President Davi Alcolumbre due to insufficient quorum. Benedito Gonçalves was nominated by STJ President Herman Benjamin after election by the court on April 14. During a hearing at the Constitution and Justice Commission he defended that magistrates should renew their commitments to society every day. The CNJ has 15 members serving two-year terms with one seat reserved for the STJ to act as inspector receiving complaints against judges. The minister has been in the judiciary since 1988 and at the STJ since 2008 having served on the TSE from 2019 to 2023.
