The National Council of Justice (CNJ) has republished the call for proposals for the first edition of the 7th Justice Survey, to produce a diagnosis of predatory litigation in the Judiciary. With the new calendar, proposals from interested institutions can be submitted until December 20th.
The final result will be announced on February 21st, 2025, after the phases of announcing the list of proposers, the preliminary result and the receipt of qualification documents.
The Justice Survey project seeks to develop surveys on the activity of the Brazilian Judiciary and to carry out an analysis and diagnosis of the structural and conjunctural problems of the various segments of the Judiciary. The data also provides technical input for the formulation of judicial policies by the CNJ.
The research proposals must include a cut out of six units of the Federation, taking into account the representativeness of all five Brazilian geographic regions. The study should include small, medium and large courts in the State, Federal and Labor Courts.
According to the new notice, the contract is scheduled to last nine months. Interested institutions can apply via the e-mail address available here.
Predatory litigation
The topic of predatory litigation, as the DPJ explains in the notice, requires a theoretical basis capable of conceptualizing and delimiting the problem and the factors that influence it. In addition to this survey, the CNJ has already taken steps to combat the practice, such as establishing the National Judicial Policy for the adequate treatment of conflicts of interest.
The Judiciary also has the Center on Judicial Power Intelligence, which is responsible for preventing the filing of repetitive or mass claims, by identifying the causes that generate litigation. The Information Network on Abusive Litigation shares the experience of the courts in tackling the issue.
In October of this year, the CNJ also approved the Recommendation 159/2024, which guides the courts and the judiciary to adopt measures to identify, deal with and, above all, prevent abusive litigation.
