Giulia Keese Montanhesi
Lawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados
On October 6, 2020, the Plenary of the National Council of Justice (CNJ) unanimously approved a normative act that authorizes courts to implement the “100% Digital Court” to carry out their procedural acts exclusively by electronic and remote means.
According to the president of the CNJ, Justice Luiz Fux, the “100% Digital Court” modality should provide remote service during court hours by telephone, e-mail, video calls, digital applications or other means of communication and is optional for the parties.
The modality provides that the parties may request to participate in the hearing by videoconference in a room made available by the Judiciary, as has been happening during the coronavirus pandemic. The aim is to increase procedural speed and bring efficiency and economy to the Judiciary.
