​​The National Council of Justice (CNJ) is a public institution with the mission to improve the Brazilian judicial system, regarding administrative and procedural control and transparency.

As a multifunctional organ, it acts on several fronts:

• Judicial policy: it ensures the autonomy of the Judiciary and its compliance with the Statute of the Judiciary, by issuing normative acts and recommendations;
• Operation: it defines the strategic planning, the goals and the institutional evaluation programs for the Judiciary;
• Provision of services to citizens: it receives complaints, digital petitions, and representations against members or organs of the judiciary, including their auxiliary services, notary public office and registry service providers, delegated by public or official authorities;
• Inspection and Monitoring: it judges disciplinary proceedings, being assured the right to full defense. Depending on the case, it can determine the removal, availability or retirement of the offender among other administrative sanctions;
• Efficiency of control: it prepares and publishes every six months a statistical report about the progress on procedures and other indicators pertinent to the jurisdictional activity throughout the country.

The CNJ is presided over by the president of the Supreme Federal Court​. It is located in Brasilia and operates throughout the national territory.

More information: http://www.cnj.jus.br