A aplicação do Princípio da Simplicidade nos Juizados Especiais Federais no Estado do Ceará

Abstract

The present article aims to analyze the application of the Principle of the Simplicity in the Special Federal Courts of the State of Ceará, verifying in what aspects this principle can be better applied to achieve the goal of the courts and verifying which perception of judges on the meaning and the application of the principle of the simplicity. To ensure that, was performed a qualitative survey, using the research literature, documentary and field. Observing the routine of the Special Federal Courts, interviewing the judges at the same place, it was noticed that most people under jurisdiction with demand in the Special Federal Courts in the capital are people with low education standards, low-income or below the poverty line. It‟s, therefore, essential to apply the principle of the simplicity. Due to that, it was concluded that the principle of the simplicity, in the Special Federal Courts in the State of Ceará, is observed in the processes and procedures, in the court decisions, in the court‟s spaces and in routine in general, favoring the fulfillment of the finality for which they are purposed. The judges that work in these Courts have a broad understanding of the principle of the simplicity, however, more related to procedural aspects, normally, detecting the application of that principle related to the principles of informality and celerity. It is essential the constant observance to principle of the simplicity, in the Special Federal Courts in the State of Ceará, contributing to access to justice, the full exercise of citizenship and the dignity of the population.