Tribunal de Justiça da Paraíba

What Tribunal de Justiça da Paraíba does

Tribunal de Justiça da Paraíba (TJPB) is the judicial branch of the State of Paraíba, Brazil, exercising constitutional jurisdiction over all judicial matters within the state. Founded in 1891, it administers first and second instance courts, serving citizens, businesses, and government entities that require binding dispute resolution, with a workforce of 1,027 employees and operations statewide. The court's core output is the rendering of judicial decisions, executed through both traditional chambers and a fully digitized process layer.

TJPB operates on the national PJe (Processo Judicial Eletrônico) electronic judicial system, SEI for administrative processes, and the CNJ's DataJud database, which together form the technical backbone of its case management. The technology stack has been progressively augmented with internally developed AI tools including Simplifica, Arenita, and Sebastiana 2.0, the latter focused on textual analysis and process automation. The institution also engages in innovation partnerships with the Parque Tecnológico da Paraíba and UEPB to develop technology and educational capabilities.

The operating model is publicly funded through allocations from the State of Paraíba's general budget, supplemented by court fees (custas judiciais), emoluments, and judicial deposits. TJPB has no commercial revenue model and charges no market-based pricing for its primary service. Performance is measured against national indicators administered by the CNJ, where TJPB has ranked 1st nationally for family foster care and received the Prêmio Innovare for its AI initiatives. Recent leadership transition (Frederico Coutinho, President from February 2025) has aligned the administration with a digital modernization agenda.

Name

Tribunal de Justiça da Paraíba

Legal name

Tribunal de Justiça da Paraíba

Website

https://tjpb.jus.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tribunal de Justiça da Paraíba (TJPB) is the constitutional state court of Paraíba, Brazil, founded 1891, that delivers binding judicial decisions across the state. It operates the PJe electronic system, runs an AI portfolio (Sebastiana 2.0, Simplifica, Arenita), and is funded via the state budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Judicial Services

NAICS

Courts (92211), Courts (922110)

akta.pro primary industry

Judicial Courts & Court Administration (BPAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Courts & Judicial Administration (BPAIABAE)

Keywords

• Judicial services
• Court administration
• Electronic case management
• Appellate jurisdiction
• Judicial dispute resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

João Pessoa

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custas Judiciais e Emolumentos: Court fees (custas judiciais) charged for judicial services, and emoluments for notary/extrajudicial services. Managed through SARE (Sistema de Arrecadação de Emolumentos).
2. Depósito Judicial: Judicial deposits held by the court, managed in partnership with Banco BRB.

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tribunal de Justiça da Paraíba (TJPB) is the state-level appellate court of Paraíba, Brazil, providing second-instance judicial review and case adjudication across civil, criminal, family, electoral, military, and administrative jurisdictions. It operates 67 forums across 223 municipalities with over 1,027 employees, processing cases electronically through the PJe system and providing digital citizen services including mobile apps, virtual plenary sessions, and specialized conciliation/mediation services. The court delivers judicial services directly to citizens, businesses, and government entities statewide.

Product overview

TJPB operates as a state court system with a unified platform architecture consisting of core judicial process management systems (PJe, SEEU, VEP) integrated with administrative systems (SEI). The portfolio includes citizen-facing digital services through the TJPB Cidadão mobile app, virtual service counters (Balcão Virtual), and specialized systems for domestic violence (Maria da Penha Virtual), criminal executions (SEEU, VEP), and judicial calculations (TJCalc). Recent AI-powered additions like Sebastiana 2.0 are being integrated into the PJe core to automate judicial workflows. All systems connect to national CNJ infrastructure (SISBAJUD, INFOJUD, RENAJUD) for cross-system operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diário da Justiça Eletrônico Electronic Official Gazette of the Tribunal de Justiça da Paraíba, publishing official court decisions, judicial acts, and institutional communications for legal and public consultation.
• PJe - Processo Judicial Eletrônico Electronic Judicial Process system used for digital filing, processing, and tracking of judicial cases across all jurisdictions (civil, criminal, family, labor, electoral, military, administrative) for the Paraíba state court. Used by lawyers, citizens, and businesses to file and monitor cases.
• SEI - Sistema Eletrônico de Informações Electronic Information System for administrative processes at the Tribunal de Justiça da Paraíba, used internally for document management, administrative procedures, and institutional communication.
• SEEU - Sistema Eletrônico de Execução Unificado Unified Electronic Criminal Execution System used by the Paraíba court for the electronic management of criminal executions, including prison sentence tracking and compliance monitoring.
• TJPB Cidadão Mobile App Mobile application for citizens of Paraíba to access judicial services, consult case status, receive notifications, and interact with the court from any device. Available for Android and iOS.
• Balcão Virtual Virtual Service Counter enabling online attendance and remote service to citizens, lawyers, and parties involved in judicial processes, providing an alternative to in-person attendance at court forums.
• Plenário Virtual Virtual Plenary Session platform for holding remote appellate judge deliberation sessions and hearings, enabling the Tribunal Pleno and the Órgão Especial to operate digitally.
• Maria da Penha Virtual Virtual platform specialized for domestic violence cases, providing remote service and protection measures for women in situations of violence under the Maria da Penha Law in Paraíba.
• SARE - Sistema de Arrecadação de Emolumentos Electronic Fee Collection System used for the payment and management of court fees (custas judiciais) and emolumentos at the Paraíba state court.
• Selo Digital Digital Authentication Seal system used to certify and validate official documents, notarial acts, and court-authenticated documents issued by the Paraíba judiciary.
• Sebastiana 2.0 - AI Assistant AI-powered judicial automation platform used by the Paraíba court to support magistrates and servants in process automation, judicial drafting, and case management. Recognized nationally as an innovative AI project in the Brazilian judiciary.
• VEP - Sistema de Execuções Penais Virtual Criminal Execution System for the management of criminal executions, prison sentence tracking, and related judicial processes at the Paraíba state court.
• Peça Você - Juizados Especiais Self-service online petition platform for small claims courts (Juizados Especiais), enabling citizens to file small-value civil and consumer disputes without needing a lawyer.
• TJCalc - Cálculos Judiciais Judicial Calculation Tool used by judges, lawyers, and citizens to perform financial calculations related to judicial cases, including corrections, interest, and debt updates.
• NUPEMEC - Conciliation and Mediation Services Permanent Center for Consensual Methods of Conflict Resolution, offering conciliation and mediation services through CEJUSC centers across Paraíba, providing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to citizens and businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Paraíba ranked 1st nationally in family foster care (acolhimento em família acolhedora)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ESMA - Escola Superior da Magistratura da ParaíbacoreOthers · 7 August 2026Internal judicial training school. Desembargador Joás de Brito Pereira Filho serves as Director of ESMA. ESMA provides judicial education and professional development for magistrates of TJPB.
• UEPB - Universidade Estadual da ParaíbamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2026Cooperation agreement between ESMA, UEPB, and Parque Tecnológico for institutional cooperation in educational and technological development. Joint activities include academic events, research, and innovation projects.
• Parque Tecnológico da ParaíbamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2026Partnership for technological innovation and development. Combined cooperation with ESMA and UEPB to foster innovation in CG (Campina Grande).
• UFPB - Universidade Federal da ParaíbamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2026Collaborative judicial education partnership. TJPB and UFPB conducted simulated jury trials of the 'Cruz da Menina' historical case, with UFPB law students participating in juris didáticos (educational juries).
• TJMG - Tribunal de Justiça de Minas GeraisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Knowledge sharing partnership. TJPB's experience in managing vacancies for the socio-educational system (Sistema Socioeducativo) was presented to TJMG as a best practice model for replication.
• CNJ - Conselho Nacional de JustiçacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026National judicial governance body. TJPB participates in CNJ programs including 'Justiça pela Paz em Casa' (domestic violence), DataJud statistics, SIESPJ, SISBAJUD, RENAJUD, and submits precatório and productivity data to CNJ.
• Banco BRB (Banco de Brasília)minorOthers · 1 January 2026Financial partner for judicial deposit management. TJPB uses BRB for Depósito Judicial (judicial deposits) services.
• MPPB - Ministério Público da ParaíbacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Coordinated justice services including joint plantão (on-call) judicial services, cooperation in criminal justice matters, and shared commitment to domestic violence prevention through the 'Justiça pela Paz em Casa' program.
• Tribunal Regional Eleitoral da Paraíba (TER-PB)minorOthers · 1 January 2026Electoral court. Desembargador Frederico Coutinho served as substitute member of TER-PB by TJPB designation. Cooperation in electoral justice matters.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo (TJSP): Largest state court in Brazil, serving São Paulo state with the same function as TJPB (state-level judiciary, PJe-based case management, and digital transformation initiatives).
• Tribunal de Justiça do Rio de Janeiro (TJRJ): State court for Rio de Janeiro operating the same Brazilian state-court model with PJe integration, multiple specialized jurisdictions, and digital citizen services.
• Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais (TJMG): State court for Minas Gerais and existing TJPB knowledge-sharing partner; operates the same PJe electronic judicial model and replicated TJPB's socio-educational system management practices.
• Tribunal de Justiça do Rio Grande do Sul (TJRS): State court for Rio Grande do Sul operating the same Brazilian state-court structure, with parallel digital transformation efforts including PJe and AI initiatives.
• Tribunal de Justiça da Bahia (TJBA): State court for Bahia operating the same PJe-based case management model and serving as a comparable peer in size and regional context within the Brazilian Northeast.
• Tribunal de Justiça de Pernambuco (TJPE): State court for neighboring Pernambuco, operating the same PJe and CNJ-mandated national systems; a close regional peer comparable in size, mandate, and digital modernization trajectory.
• Tribunal de Justiça do Ceará (TJCE): State court for Ceará operating the same Brazilian state-court model with full PJe integration, comparable in institutional scale and regional context to TJPB.
• Tribunal de Justiça do Paraná (TJPR): State court for Paraná operating PJe-based electronic judicial processes and AI modernization initiatives parallel to TJPB's Sebastiana-style platforms.
• Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e dos Territórios (TJDFT): State-level court for the Federal District, operating the same PJe/SEI/CNJ national infrastructure and digital service channels as TJPB, with similar citizen-facing virtual services.

Broad incumbents

• Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ): National-level appellate court in Brasília, broader in scope than TJPB but operates on the same PJe and CNJ-aligned technology stack; useful as a higher-tier incumbent peer for benchmarking digital and AI strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/TribunaldeJusti%C3%A7adaPara%C3%ADba
• Facebookfacebook.com/tjpboficial/?locale=pt_BR
• Instagraminstagram.com/tjpboficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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