Brazil Publishes Notice for New Federal Judge Exam (TRF5)
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The 5th Regional Federal Court in Brazil is called TRF5. It has published a new job notice. The notice is for the job of federal judge.
This kind of job notice is called an edital in Brazil. It tells people how to apply for a public job. The new edital has information about a big exam.
The exam is for people who want to become a substitute judge. A substitute judge helps when the main judge cannot work. There are 11 vacancies, or open jobs.
The starting salary for this job is R$37,700. This is the money a worker gets every month. It is a very high salary in Brazil.
At the same time, another court called TRF2 is doing part two of its own judge exam. This is called the XIX Concurso. It is a different competition, but for the same kind of job.
In this part, people must write a long answer. This is called a discursive test. They also write example sentences, like real judges do in court.
Many people in Brazil want to become judges. It is a good job with a high salary. Every year, thousands of people study for these exams.
The new TRF5 edital is important news for law students. Now they know the rules and can start to prepare.
Vocabulary11 words
- TRF5
- a big court in Brazil for one region
- federal judge
- a person who decides cases for the national government
- edital
- an official paper that announces a job exam
- exam
- a test people take to get a job
- substitute judge
- a judge who works when another judge is not there
- vacancies
- open jobs that people can apply for
- salary
- money a worker gets every month
- TRF2
- another big court in Brazil, for a different region
- XIX Concurso
- the name of the 19th job exam for this court
- discursive test
- a test where you write long answers
- sentences
- the written decisions a judge gives in court
Quiz
Answer key
1. A notice for a judge exam 2. 11 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The 5th Regional Federal Court in Brazil is called _____. It has published a new job notice.
This kind of job notice is called an _____ in Brazil.
The exam is for people who want to become a _____ judge.
There are 11 _____, or open jobs.
The starting _____ for this job is R$37,700.
At the same time, another court called _____ is doing part two of its own judge exam.
This is called the _____.
In this part, people must write a long answer. This is called a _____ test.
They also write example _____, like real judges do in court.