Significant changes to procedural deadlines in light of CNJ Resolution No. 455/2022

On May 8, 2025, the National Council of Justice (CNJ) published a statement informing that, starting on May 16, 2025, in accordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 569/2024, procedural communications (summonses and notifications) must be carried out exclusively through one of the platforms made available by the CNJ: Electronic Judicial Domicile and National Electronic Official Gazette (DJEN), both regulated by CNJ Resolution No. 455/2022.

Electronic Judicial Domicile

What is the Electronic Judicial Domicile? The Electronic Judicial Domicile, created by CNJ Resolution No. 234/2016, is the platform where summonses will be served electronically, as well as the communication of acts that require personal knowledge, viewing, or notification of the party and third parties.

Who needs to register with the Electronic Judicial Domicile? The current Code of Civil Procedure already established the obligation for public and private companies to register with the Electronic Judicial Domicile. The changes brought about by Law No. 14.195/2021 further reinforced the need for registration.

Who does not need to register? The following are not required to register with the Electronic Judicial Domicile: (i) natural persons; (ii) micro-enterprises and small businesses. However, in the case of micro-enterprises and small businesses, registration with the Electronic Judicial Domicile is required if the company is not registered with the National Network for the Simplification of Business Registration and Legalization ( Redesim) .

What changes in the way deadlines are calculated?

Citation . The start of the procedural time limits for private companies will depend on the effective confirmation of receipt of the communication by the party or third party on the platform. Confirmation must be made within 3 (three) business days in the case of citation. If there is no confirmation of receipt of the citation, the response period will not begin.

With regard to public legal entities , however, the aforementioned Resolution determines that the entity will be considered served if the electronic summons is not consulted within 10 (ten) business days. Once receipt of the summons is confirmed, or if the electronic summons is not confirmed by the public legal entity within 10 (ten) business days, the time limit for response will begin to run on the fifth business day following confirmation.

Penalties for non-confirmation . In the case of private companies , if there is no confirmation of receipt of the electronic summons, the summons must be carried out by other methods provided for in procedural law (Postal summons, Court Officer, Public Notice or by the clerk in case of appearance at the court office).

In this case, however, at the first opportunity to speak in the proceedings, the cited defendant must present just cause for not confirming the electronic citation, under penalty of application of a fine for contempt of court in the amount of up to 5% (five percent) of the value of the case.

Personal notifications . If it is not a summons, but a personal notification , the counting of procedural deadlines will begin (i) on the date of express knowledge of the act; (ii) or, if confirmation is not made, after the lapse of 10 (ten) consecutive days, counted from the sending of the communication. If knowledge of the act occurs on a non-working day, the notification will be considered as having been made on the first following working day.

How to register? Registration for the Electronic Judicial Domicile must be done on the website https://domicilio-eletronico.pdpj.jus.br/home .

National Electronic Official Gazette – DJEN

What is DJEN? DJEN, created by CNJ Resolution No. 234/2016, is the CNJ platform where CNJ notices will be published and judicial acts of the organs of the Judiciary Branch will be published.

In practice, the DJEN centralizes and nationalizes a service that was previously fragmented and state-level. Instead of each national court publishing judicial acts in its own Electronic Official Gazette or other official publication channels, all acts must be published in the DJEN, which becomes the official means of publishing judicial acts.

All acts that are not summonses or that require personal notification of the party or third parties will be published in the DJEN (Official Gazette of the Judiciary). The DJEN will serve for the communication of orders, interlocutory decisions, judgments, summaries of rulings, notifications intended for lawyers, among others.

Calculation of deadlines. Regarding publications made through the DJEN (Official Gazette of the National Judicial Sector), although CNJ Resolution No. 455/2022 establishes that the calculation begins from the date of publication in the DJEN, it is clear that deadlines should be calculated according to the CPC (Code of Civil Procedure), that is, from the business day following the publication.

Conclusion

Given that the courts are already using electronic summons, companies must URGENTLY register with the Electronic Judicial Domicile to avoid fines and the consequent increase in litigation costs.

It is important to mention that registration in the Electronic Judicial Domicile is not enough; it is essential that the platform be accessed frequently to avoid missing the deadline for confirming receipt of communications.

For lawyers, it is important to be aware of the changes brought about by the adoption of the new CNJ platforms, given the significant impact on the calculation of procedural deadlines.