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 | Greater São Paulo and Baixada Santista metropolitan areas[3] | São Paulo | 94[4] | 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 | Municipalities of the State of São Paulo that are not included in the second 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 |
- ^ Table of Judges (in Portuguese).
- ^ Brazilian Consolidation of Labor Laws, art. 670 and comments (in Portuguese).
- ^ More specifically, the municipalities of Arujá, Barueri, Biritiba-Mirim, Caieiras, Cajamar, Carapicuíba, Cotia, Cubatão, Diadema, Embu, Embu-Guaçu, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Francisco Morato, Franco da Rocha, Guararema, Guarujá, Guarulhos, Itapecerica da Serra, Itapevi, Itaquaquecetuba, Jandira, Juquitiba, Mairiporã, Mauá, Mogi das Cruzes, Osasco, Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Poá, Praia Grande, Ribeirão Pires, Rio Grande da Serra, Salesópolis, Santa Isabel, Santana de Parnaíba, Santo André, Santos, São Bernardo do Campo, São Caetano do Sul, São Vicente, Suzano e Taboão da Serra. Source: Law 7520 (in Portuguese) plus subsequent municipalities fragmentations.
- ^ Law 12098 (in Portuguese).