Regional Labor Courts (Portuguese: Tribunais Regionais do Trabalho) are Brazilian appellate courts of the Federal specialized court system for matters of labor law. There currently are 24 Regional Labor Courts, geographically defined by numbered Regions.
| Region | Jurisdiction | Headquarters | Judges (2009) | Foundation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rio de Janeiro state | Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 1946 |
| 2nd | São Paulo and Santos metropolitan areas | São Paulo | 94 | 1946 |
| 3rd | Minas Gerais state | Belo Horizonte | 36 | 1946 |
| 4th | Rio Grande do Sul state | Porto Alegre | 36 | 1946 |
| 5th | Bahia state | Salvador | 29 | 1946 |
| 6th | Pernambuco state | Recife | 18 | 1946 |
| 7th | Ceará state | Fortaleza | 14 | 1946 |
| 8th | Pará and Amapá states | Belém | 23 | 1946 |
| 9th | Paraná state | Curitiba | 28 | 1975 |
| 10th | Distrito Federal and Tocantins state | Brasília | 17 | 1981 |
| 11th | Amazonas and Roraima states | Manaus | 14 | 1981 |
| 12th | Santa Catarina state | Florianópolis | 18 | 1981 |
| 13th | Paraíba state | João Pessoa | 8 | 1985 |
| 14th | Rondônia and Acre states | Porto Velho | 8 | 1986 |
| 15th | São Paulo state not included in 2nd Region | Campinas | 55 | 1986 |
| 16th | Maranhão state | São Luís | 8 | 1988 |
| 17th | Espírito Santo state | Vitória | 12 | 1989 |
| 18th | Goiás state | Goiânia | 13 | 1989 |
| 19th | Alagoas state | Maceió | 8 | 1991 |
| 20th | Sergipe state | Aracaju | 8 | 1991 |
| 21st | Rio Grande do Norte state | Natal | 8 | 1991 |
| 22nd | Piauí state | Teresina | 8 | 1991 |
| 23rd | Mato Grosso state | Cuiabá | 8 | 1992 |
| 24th | Mato Grosso do Sul state | Campo Grande | 8 | 1992 |
Famous quotes containing the words labor and/or courts:
“Learning without thought is labor lost.”
—Confucius (551–479 B.C.)
“Some marriages depend on domestic arguments the way the courts depend on litigation.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)