"The word on the street is that the Court of Justice of Bahia (TJ-BA) is the worst in Brazil."
The National Justice Ombudsman, Francisco Falcão, made a worrying statement: "We need to clarify if this is true." The main target of the inspection that began yesterday will be corruption, and Falcão promised more rigor than the former ombudsman, Eliana Calmon, now a minister of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ): "We will be extremely rigorous on this issue. There's even a risk that they'll miss Minister Eliana [Calmon]."
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The first impression that the National Council of Justice's (CNJ) Inspectorate had of the Court of Justice of Bahia (TJ-BA) during the inspection that began yesterday was the worst possible, and the body promised a "general cleanup" of the court.
"The news circulating throughout Brazil is that the TJ-BA (Court of Justice of Bahia) is the worst in Brazil. We need to clarify whether this is true," said the National Justice Ombudsman, Francisco Falcão.
According to the CNJ (National Council of Justice), the TJ-BA (Court of Justice of Bahia) is the most backward in the country in the regularization of registry offices, registers irregularities in the service of more than 20 courts, and has an "excess of commissioned positions" in the presidency.
The main target of the inspection that began yesterday, according to the CNJ (National Council of Justice), will be corruption, and Falcão promised more rigor than the former inspector general Eliana Calmon, now a minister of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ). "We will be extremely rigorous on this issue. There's even a risk that they'll miss Minister Eliana [Calmon]," said the inspector general.
If Eliana Calmon became known as the hunter of 'robed bandits' and failed to put the Bahia Court of Justice in order, what will Falcão do? "It is necessary to sweep away the image of corruption from the Court," said the inspector general.
In response to the regrettable statements from the CNJ's inspector general, the president of the Bahia court, Judge Mário Alberto Mario Hirs, said that cases of corruption are isolated incidents and that the label of "worst in Brazil" is a media construct.
Regarding the excessive number of appointed positions, Hirs claimed the court was prevented from holding a public competition and also complained about a lack of funds for better infrastructure for the Bahian judiciary.
Misconduct and nepotism are piggybacking on the corruption possibly found in the TJ-BA (Court of Justice of Bahia), according to the CNJ (National Council of Justice).