Inspector suspends veto on miniskirts and leggings in the STJ – 04/13/2024 – Power

The national inspector of justice, Luís Felipe Salomão, suspended the rule created by the STJ (Superior Court of Justice) that prohibited clothing such as leggings, crop tops, miniskirts or blouses that expose the belly and sleeveless t-shirts on its premises.

The instruction had been published on February 9 and was signed by the president of the body, minister Maria Thereza Moura. It also prohibited the use of shorts, Bermuda shorts, mini blouses, swimwear and gym clothes, costumes and riding attire.

It also prohibited the use of “slippers with a Y-shaped strap that passes between the first and second toes and around both sides of the foot or with a strap around all of the toes, except in cases of foot injury or medical recommendation”, or the use of caps, with the exception of the judicial police staff wearing the operational uniform.

The ordinance generated a request for explanations from Salomão, who stated that there was a possible non-compliance with CNJ (National Council of Justice) rules. He cited as an example the specifications of clothing such as sleeveless blouses, which can be used as a means of addressing possible constraints linked to the female gender.

Now, the minister has ordered the immediate suspension of the rule “as necessary and appropriate to the urgency and relevance of the constitutional principles involved”. The decision was first published by the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo and confirmed by Sheet.

The STJ’s restriction was valid for the court’s entire staff, such as public servants, groups of students, the general public, a team of professionals hired under administrative contracts and visitors.

It determined that the attire worn in the trial rooms and in their access areas should be based “in accordance with formality and legal liturgy”.

Among the permitted clothes were, for men, a suit (dress pants and jacket or blazer), dress shirt, tie and dress shoes.

For women, it was permitted to wear a dress or blouse with pants or skirt, all of a social nature, in addition to formal footwear.

Those who do not identify with either gender were allowed the costumes mentioned above, “of their choice”.