Procedural deadline calculator

Since Brazil's 2015 Code of Civil Procedure (CPC/2015), procedural deadlines are counted in business days by default (art. 219), unless the law specifies otherwise. This was a major shift in Brazilian legal practice: what used to be 15 calendar days is now 15 business days, which can extend the deadline by ~3 calendar weeks.

What counts as a business day: any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday. The 9 Brazilian federal holidays are: New Year's Day (Jan 1), Tiradentes (Apr 21), Labor Day (May 1), Corpus Christi (movable), Independence Day (Sep 7), Our Lady of Aparecida (Oct 12), All Souls' Day (Nov 2), Republic Day (Nov 15), Black Consciousness Day (Nov 20, federal since 2024 via Law 14.759), and Christmas Day (Dec 25). Good Friday (movable, Easter − 2) is also a holiday in every state.

What is NOT automatically counted: Carnival (Monday and Tuesday) is a federal optional day, but it is treated as a holiday by most state courts. Because of this, the tool leaves Carnival as opt-in.

Forensic recess (CPC art. 220): from December 20 through January 20, procedural deadlines are suspended. Enable this option if you want the recess period to count as non-working days.

Important limitation: this calculator does not consider state or municipal holidays or regional forensic recesses. For critical calculations, always confirm the official calendar of the relevant court before filing.