In a decision by the plenary of the Federal Supreme Court, it was decided that, in cases involving lawsuits that are processed with free legal aid, the worker should not pay the cost of any expert assessments or even the legal fees for the opposing party.
This decision modifies the provision of the labor reform that the expert’s fees and the costs of the losing party should be borne by the losing party in the action, even if they are beneficiaries of free legal aid.
However, the possibility of charging legal costs to employees who fail to appear at the initial hearing without justification was maintained.
