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[Judicial Institution] Superior Labor Court ( Tribunal Superior do Trabalho – TST) [Composition] The Court is composed by at least 27 judges who are chosen by the President and ratified by the majority of the Senate. It is necessary to be at least 35 and maximum 65 years old. [57] One-fifth of the court must be lawyers or members of the Labor Public Prosecution with at least ten years of practice. The other members are judges from lower labor courts. [Jurisdiction] 
Article 111-A, §1, CF/88: The jurisdiction of the TST is established at Article 896 of the Consolidation of Labor Law ( Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho – CLT, Dec.-Lei 5452/1943).
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