DJEN deadlines: how to count and track deadlines under CNJ Resolution 569/2024

By Victor Ferreira · October 26, 2026 · 7 min read

Since May 16, 2025, deadlines run from publication in the DJEN when the law does not require personal notice. Publication is the first business day after the text is made available, and the deadline starts on the next business day. The notice in the court's system is for information only. To keep control, check the DJEN by each lawyer's OAB number, every business day.

What changed in deadlines with the DJEN?

The source of the deadline changed. Since May 16, 2025, deadlines run from publication in the Diário de Justiça Eletrônico Nacional (DJEN), the national electronic court gazette, or from the Domicílio Judicial Eletrônico. The notice in the court's system no longer starts a deadline.

The basis is CNJ Resolution 569, of August 13, 2024, which amended Resolution 455/2022. TRT-12 summarized the change in May 2025:

• Domicílio Judicial Eletrônico: service of process and communications the law requires to be personal.
• DJEN: all other procedural communications, including notices addressed to the lawyer.

Art. 11, § 3º, of Resolution 455/2022, in its new wording, is the central point. When the law does not require personal notice, the deadline runs from publication in the DJEN. The same communication through another channel is for information only.

In practice, a firm that only watched the notices tab in PJe or eproc now has a second source to check. And that second source is the one that counts.

How do you count a deadline from publication in the DJEN?

Count in three steps: availability, publication and start. Publication is the first business day after availability. The deadline starts on the first business day after publication.

The rule is in the CPC, art. 224, §§ 2º and 3º. For deadlines in days, only business days count (art. 219). The deadline for most appeals is 15 days (art. 1.003, § 5º); motions for clarification have 5 (art. 1.023).

The table follows an example of a 15-business-day appeal, with no local holiday:

Without the November 20 holiday, the deadline would fall on 01/12. A one-day difference is the kind of error that a second check catches.

The court recess also changes the count. The CPC suspends deadlines from December 20 to January 20, inclusive (art. 220). In the Labor Courts, the rule is the same (CLT, art. 775-A).

One more example, with publication on Thursday, December 10, 2026:

• the deadline runs from 11/12 to 18/12 (6 business days);
• it stops between December 20, 2026 and January 20, 2027;
• it resumes on January 21, 2027 and falls due on February 2, 2027, if there is no local holiday.

Local holidays need extra care. Since Law 14.939/2024, the court must order the appellant to cure missing proof of a local holiday in the appeal. Even so, the appellant still bears the burden of showing the holiday when filing, according to AASP.

What about communications in the Domicílio Judicial Eletrônico?

The Domicílio has its own rule, and it depends on read confirmation. TRT-12 summarizes it this way:

For the firm, the Domicílio matters most for corporate clients. The company receives service in the Domicílio, and the defense deadline starts there. Agree with the client on who checks the Domicílio and how soon they tell the firm.

Does a notice in PJe or eproc still start a deadline?

No, when the law does not require personal notice. The notice in the court's system is for information only, under art. 11, § 3º, of Resolution 455/2022. The deadline runs from the DJEN.

This creates two risks. The first is a notice that shows one date in the court's system and another in the DJEN. The DJEN date is the one that counts.

The second is a notice that is in the DJEN and never reached the firm's software. The software's capture is a copy of the gazette, made by searching names or OAB numbers. When the search fails, the publication exists and nobody saw it.

That is why deadline control needs to check the source, not just the copy.

How do you set up the firm's deadline control?

With a daily routine, one owner per deadline and two dates: the due date and the internal one. The routine below is an example for a firm of up to 30 people:

Three points make the routine work:

1. No deadline without an owner. A deadline with no one in charge goes to the partner the same day.
2. The due date has two signatures. The person who calculates is not the person who checks.
3. The check is recorded. "14 of 14 publications checked" at the end of the morning is worth more than the memory of whoever looked.

The same care applies to the hearing schedule. Hearings go on the lawyer's calendar, with a reminder the day before. To compare the software that handles this control, see how to choose legal software.

Who is liable for a missed deadline?

The lawyer is liable for acts done with intent or negligence, under art. 32 of the Statute of the Legal Profession. Missing a deadline for lack of control can turn into a damages claim from the client.

The STJ applies the loss-of-a-chance doctrine in these cases. In REsp 1.637.375, the 3rd Panel upheld the judgment against a lawyer who missed the deadline for objections in a monitory action. The damages were around R$ 7K, according to Migalhas, in February 2021.

The amount matters less than the effect. A client whose deadline is missed loses trust in the firm, and that cost does not show up in any judgment.

How CERNE solves it

CERNE reads the DJEN directly and checks it against the firm's system, with a person confirming each date.

• DJEN notices. Notices arrive with the case number and the full text.
• The notice becomes a deadline, and a person confirms. AI summarizes the request and proposes the due date. The lawyer confirms, and the deadline is created with an owner, internal deadline and a slot on the schedule.
• DJEN check. Every morning, CERNE checks what the DJEN published for each lawyer against the firm's system. Anything missing becomes a card with an owner.
• A deadline with no owner shows up for the partner. The alert goes up the day the deadline comes in and escalates until someone takes it.
• Already use legal software? With ADVBOX, Projuris or EasyJur, CERNE integrates via API and handles the checked deadlines on top.

The legal package uses modules already running at CERNE clients: the board with owner and deadline, and approval before anything is sent. See the check workflow on the law firms page and the cards for each function.

Start with the assessment

The dates in this text are examples and do not replace checking your court's calendar. Start with an assessment of your operation: our team maps the firm's deadline routine and shows where the check fails. Book the assessment.

Frequently asked questions

How do you count a deadline from publication in the DJEN?

Publication is the first business day after the text is made available in the DJEN. The deadline starts on the first business day after publication (CPC, art. 224, §§ 2º and 3º). For deadlines in days, only business days count (art. 219).

Since when do deadlines run from the DJEN?

Since May 16, 2025. CNJ Resolution 569/2024, of August 13, 2024, amended Resolution 455/2022. When the law does not require personal notice, the deadline runs from publication in the DJEN.

Does a notice in PJe or eproc still start a deadline?

No, when the law does not require personal notice. Under art. 11, § 3º, of Resolution 455/2022, as worded by 569/2024, a notice through another channel is for information only. The deadline runs from publication in the DJEN.

What is the deadline in the Domicílio Judicial Eletrônico?

For a service of process with confirmed reading, the deadline starts on the 5th business day after confirmation (CPC, art. 231, IX). For a personal notice without confirmation, it is deemed made 10 calendar days after it was sent, according to TRT-12.

How do you look up DJEN notices by OAB number?

On the CNJ Comunicações Processuais portal (comunica.pje.jus.br), you can search by OAB number, case, party, court and date. Run the search every business day, for each lawyer at the firm.

Is the lawyer liable for a missed deadline?

Possibly. The Statute of the Legal Profession says the lawyer is liable for acts done with intent or negligence (art. 32). The STJ has applied the loss-of-a-chance doctrine to a lawyer who missed the deadline for objections in a monitory action (REsp 1.637.375).

Sources

1. CNJ, Resolution 569, of August 13, 2024, via Diário da Justiça Eletrônico
2. TRT-12, counting deadlines with the Domicílio and the DJEN, May 12, 2025, updated August 18, 2025
3. Migalhas, Nova regra sobre prazos: CNJ 569/24, June 18, 2025
4. Código de Processo Civil, Law 13.105/2015
5. Law 14.759/2023, national holiday of November 20
6. AASP, Law 14.939/2024 and proof of a local holiday
7. Estatuto da Advocacia, Law 8.906/1994
8. Migalhas, lawyer who missed the deadline for objections will compensate client, February 5, 2021
9. CNJ, Comunicações Processuais (DJEN)