CNJ Efficiency Policies Slash Brazil's Judicial Tax Execution Backlog by 40% in Three Years

Over the past three years, Brazil's Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ) has implemented efficiency policies that have dramatically reduced the backlog of tax execution cases in the judicial system. According to the "Justiça em Números 2026" report published in July 2026, 16.2 million tax executions were closed between 2023 and 2025, leading to a 39.9% decrease in accumulated cases from 27.3 million in 2022 to 16.4 million by the end of 2025.

This remarkable progress was facilitated by Resolution 547/2024, which allows courts to dismiss cases valued under R$ 10,000 that have seen no movement for at least one year. Prior to this policy, the judiciary dismissed only 3 to 4 million cases annually, barely keeping pace with new case filings. The new measures resulted in dismissals of 3.6 million cases in 2023, 6.8 million in 2024, and 5.8 million in 2025.

Despite these gains, new tax execution filings rose sharply by 90.9% in 2025 to 373,000 new cases, mainly concentrated in state courts in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The judicial system continues to experience a congestion rate of 72.4%, reflecting ongoing challenges in case resolution.

Launched in October 2023 through a joint initiative involving various judicial and governmental bodies, the CNJ's efficiency policy has markedly improved systemic processing but acknowledges the persistent inflow of new cases as a hurdle.

The drive to streamline judicial tax executions shows a significant shift towards more effective case management, yet the judiciary must continue developing strategies to handle rising new filings and reduce systemic congestion further.