Virtual courts
Despite all of the challenges that the pandemic has brought, the Brazilian judicial sector has not slowed down.
The need to adapt to a new way of life almost overnight forced the state courts to expedite the scanning of lawsuits which were not yet digitised. Further, on 27 October 2020 the National Council of Justice announced the implementation of the 100% Digital Court project,(1) which the Rio de Janeiro State Court was first to introduce. The project aims to execute the procedural acts of lawsuits digitally. Despite most lawsuits being processed electronically at the time of its implementation, many presential acts (eg, conciliatory and judgment sessions) still used physical documentation.