Although having a parallel jurisdiction to second-instance State Courts, its judges were called "Ministers", denomination given to Justices from higher Courts. It was extinguished by the 1988 Constitution, which distributed all its competence to the new Federal Regional Courts (a total of five, placed around the national territory), with the Ministers from the TFR becoming the initial Justices of the STJ.
Although having a parallel jurisdiction to second-instance State Courts, its judges were referred to as "Ministers", a term used for Justices from higher courts. It was abolished by the 1988 Constitution, which transferred all its authority to the new Federal Regional Courts (a total of five, spread across the national territory), with the Ministers from the TFR becoming the initial Justices of the STJ.