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{{Infobox high court
|court_name        = Superior Labor Court
|native_name       = Tribunal Superior do Trabalho
|image             = Tst 001.jpg
|established       = {{start date and age|1946|9|18|df=y}}
|location          = [[Brasília]], [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]], [[Brazil]]
|coordinates       = {{coord|15|48|41|S|47|52|05|W|type:landmark_region:BR|display=inline,title}}
|type              = [[President of Brazil#Duties and powers|Presidential nomination]] with [[Brazilian Senate|Senate confirmation]]
|authority         = [[Constitution of Brazil]]
|appealsto         = [[Supreme Federal Court]]
|appealsfrom       = [[Regional Labor Courts]]
|terms             = [[Life tenure]] (mandatory retirement at age 75)
|positions         = 26
|website           = {{URL|http://www.tst.jus.br}}
|chiefjudgetitle   = President
|chiefjudgename    = Lelio Bentes Corrêa
|termstart         = 13 October 2022
|chiefjudgetitle2  = Vice President
|chiefjudgename2   = Aloysio Corrêa da Veiga
|termstart2        = 13 October 2022
}}
{{Politics of Brazil}}

The '''Superior Labor Court''' ({{langx|pt|Tribunal Superior do Trabalho}}, '''TST'''), is the highest Brazilian appellate court for [[labor law]] issues. Its headquarters are located in [[Brasília]], near the [[Diplomatic missions of the United States|American Embassy]].

It is one of the five high courts in Brazil, the highest instance in the Brazilian federalized labor courts system, which includes the Regional Labor Courts (''Tribunais Regionais do Trabalho - TRT's''), at common appeal level, and the Trial Labor Courts (''Varas do Trabalho'') in the first instance.

==History==
The origin of the court was the National Labor Council, created in 1923, which was a part of the executive branch, subordinated to the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce.<ref>[http://www.tst.gov.br/Srcar/Documentos/Historico/3-DoCNTaoTSTbrevehistorico.pdf Do CNT ao TST - Breve Histórico](portuguese)</ref>

On 18 September 1946, the council was transformed into the ''Tribunal Superior do Trabalho''. The [[Brazilian Constitution]] adopted that year recognized the TST as part of the judiciary branch, no longer subordinated to the executive. That status was retained by all subsequent constitutions.

Since its origins, the court was integrated by both effective Ministers and temporary class Ministers. The effective Ministers (nicknamed "togados" after the distinctive [[robes]] - "togas" - which they wear) were considered [[magistrates]] for all legal prerogatives, while the Temporary Classist Ministers ("classistas"),   paritary representatives of both employers and employees ("classes"), were appointed for a fixed term (usually three years) and had fewer powers and prerogatives. The classist ministers were abolished by a [[constitutional amendment]] in 1999, leaving only the effective ministers.

==Composition==
By the actual legislation,<ref>Art. 111-A of the [http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Constituicao/Constituicao.htm Brazilian Constitution of 1988, with the text of the 45th amendment, of 2004] (portuguese)</ref> the Court is integrated by 27 members, entitled Ministers (''Ministros''), pointed by the [[President of Brazil]]. The nomination only occurs after the approval of the [[Senate of Brazil|Senate]]. All the nominated members must be at least 35 and no more than 65 years old, must have Brazilian nationality and moral integrity, plus all the requirements to enter in a public service career (e.g. having fulfilled military conscription and electoral duties).

There are three positions reserved for lawyers, indicated by the [[Order of Attorneys of Brazil]] (the official Bar association), three for members of the [[Public Ministry (Brazil)|Public Ministry]], and the remaining 21 for career judges of the Regional Labor Courts.

== In relation to other courts ==
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==See also==
* [[Brazil federal courts]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081029035002/http://www.tst.gov.br/ Official website] (Portuguese)

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[[Category:Brazilian labour law]]
[[Category:Judiciary of Brazil]]
[[Category:Labour courts]]
[[Category:1946 establishments in Brazil]]
[[Category:Courts and tribunals established in 1946]]