Brazil's Supreme Court rejected by an 8-2 vote the declaratory appeals on the INSS 'whole life review,' definitively ending the judgment of Extraordinary Appeal 1.276.977 — linked to General Repercussion Theme 1102. Friday's (15th) decision maintains the Court's position from November 2025 that cancelled the legal thesis allowing pension recalculation based on lifetime labor contributions. ✓
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"A maioria dos ministros do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) decidiu nesta sexta-feira 15 manter a decisão da Corte que rejeitou a revisão da vida toda das aposentadorias do Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS). A decisão foi tomada no Recurso Extraordinário 1.276.977."
Rapporteur Alexandre de Moraes denied the appeals and concluded that "the appealed decision presents none of these vices. The judicial function was performed completely and satisfactorily, showing no need for any repairs," according to CartaCapital. Moraes was joined by ministers Cristiano Zanin, Gilmar Mendes, Cármen Lúcia, André Mendonça, Luiz Fux, Flávio Dino and Kassio Nunes Marques. Dias Toffoli and Edson Fachin dissented, voting to suspend whole life review processes until the plenary's final decision. ✓
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""A decisão embargada não apresenta nenhum desses vícios. O ofício judicante realizou-se de forma completa e satisfatória, não se mostrando necessários quaisquer reparos", afirmou."
"Votaram no mesmo sentido os ministros Cristiano Zanin, Gilmar Mendes, Cármen Lúcia, André Mendonça, Luiz Fux, Flávio Dino e Nunes Marques. Dias Toffoli e Edson Fachin divergiram e votaram pela suspensão dos processos sobre a revisão da vida toda até decisão final do plenário do STF."
The judgment was held in the Court's virtual plenary, beginning last week and concluded yesterday. In March 2024, the STF had decided that the 1999 transition rule is constitutional and mandatory, determining that benefit calculation should consider only contributions made from July 1994 onward, after the Real Plan, making choice between calculation rules impossible. ✓
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"Em seguida, foram protocolados recursos contra decisão, e o caso foi colocado para julgamento no plenário virtual, que começou na semana passada e foi encerrado hoje."
The legal imbroglio is not over yet. Last week, Edson Fachin requested emphasis in the virtual judgment of ADI 2.111 — another process on the issue — forcing the case back to the physical plenary. There is no date for resuming that judgment. Retirees who obtained the review until April 5, 2024 keep the amounts already paid, as previously decided by the court. ✓
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"Na semana passada, o presidente do STF, Edson Fachin, pediu destaque no julgamento virtual da ação direta de inconstitucionalidade (ADI) 2.111, outro processo que trata da questão. Com o pedido de destaque, o caso voltará a ser analisado pelo plenário físico."
STF rejected declaratory appeals by 8-2 vote, with Alexandre de Moraes as rapporteur
Retirees keep amounts already paid until April 5, 2024
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Dias Toffoli changed position compared to 2024, when he opposed the review
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What specific doctrinal test did the STF apply to reject the declaratory appeals?
Why it's still unknown: Sources do not cite binding precedents or specific doctrinal methodology applied by the Court
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How many insured individuals filed whole life review requests between December 2019 and April 2024?
Why it's still unknown: Press does not present INSS data on volume of requests during the period when the thesis was valid
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Is there a scheduled date for ADI 2.111 judgment in the physical plenary?
Why it's still unknown: STF has not disclosed timeline for case resumption after Fachin's emphasis request