CNJ questions STJ rule that prohibits wearing cropped tops and sleeveless shirts

The National Council of Justice (CNJ) asked the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) for explanations this Thursday (21) about the rule that prohibits people from accessing court facilities wearing sleeveless blouses or crop tops that show the belly.

The normative instruction was published on February 9 of this year, by the president of the STJ, minister Maria Tereza de Assis Moura. The use of shorts, Bermuda shorts, swimwear and gym attire is also prohibited,

The permitted attire is a suit, dress shirt and tie for people who identify with the male gender and a dress, blouse with pants or a skirt “of a social nature” for those who identify with the female gender.

Upon learning of the rule, the national inspector of justice, Luís Felipe Salomão, who is also a minister of the STJ, ordered the president of the court to send explanations to the CNJ. According to the inspector, the rules may encourage gender discrimination. “There is a possible non-compliance with such regulations and guidelines in their effects, since specifications referring to clothes and other attire, for example, sleeveless blouses, are used as a means of approach and possible embarrassment linked to gender feminine”, he argued.

Salomão also wants to know whether male and female servants have already been prevented from entering the court due to the rules.

“The issue of gender, in turn, certainly requires this same Judiciary to be attentive and abhor all forms of discrimination or violence, which includes adequate and equal treatment given to those who work in the Judiciary, in addition to those who, In any case, they use their facilities”, he added.