PROCEDURAL DISTRIBUTION OF AGRARIAN CONFLICTS IN MARANHÃO: AN ANALYSIS OF THE AGRARIAN COURT OF IMPERATRIZ

Abstract

The creation of the Agrarian Court of the District of Imperatriz aimed to improve the resolution of collective land disputes in the south of Maranhão. However, the analysis of the procedural distribution reveals a deviation in its competence, with a significant volume of individual cases being unduly linked to the unit. This study examines the normative criteria that delimit the performance of the Agrarian Courts, using a qualitative and exploratory approach based on legislative, jurisprudential and documentary analysis. From the survey and categorization of cases in the Electronic Judicial Process System (PJe), it was found that approximately 70% of the lawsuits are processed outside the competence of the unit, which generates negative impacts, such as judicial overload and statistical distortions. The article seeks to demonstrate the need for a more rigorous control of the procedural distribution, ensuring compliance with legal criteria to avoid damage to the efficiency of specialization and legal certainty.