The Federal Supreme Court (STF) formed a majority vote this Friday (12) to deny changes to the Court's decision that rejected the lifetime review of pensions from the National Social Security Institute (INSS). The understanding was formed in the virtual trial of an appeal filed in Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) 2,111. Virtual voting will end next Friday (19). Related news: STF maintains decision that rejected review of the entire INSS life. So far, seven votes have been cast to reject the embargoes filed by the National Confederation of Metalworkers (CNTM). The entity defended that the lifetime review be applied to cases that were filed until March 21, 2024, the date on which the Supreme Court reviewed its own understanding and vetoed the review. Before the veto, a decision by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) also guaranteed retirees the right to review. Votes When rejecting the CNTM's appeal, the case's rapporteur, minister Nunes Marques, said that the appeal intends to re-discuss matters that have already been exhaustively debated. "I am not aware of the fourth motions for declaration filed by the National Confederation of Metalworkers. Also considering that the issue has already been exhaustively deliberated by this court, I order the certification of the final and unappealable decision and the immediate archiving", voted the minister. The rapporteur's vote was followed by ministers Cristiano Zanin,  Cármen Lúcia, Alexandre de Moraes, Gilmar Mendes, Flávio Dino and Luiz Fux. Dias Toffoli voted in favor of the review. For the minister, the right must be recognized for cases filed between December 16, 2019, the date of the STJ's decision, and April 5, 2024, the date of publication of the STF's decision in ADI 2,111. Change In March 2024, the STF overturned the Court's own understanding that authorized the review of the entire life of INSS pensions. The turning point in the case occurred during the trial of the unconstitutionality action against the Social Security Benefit Plans Law (Law 8,213/1991). By 6 votes to 5, the STF decided that retirees do not have the right to opt for the most favorable rule for recalculating the benefit. The change of understanding occurred because the ministers judged the action, and not the Extraordinary Appeal 1,276,977 in which the retirees gained the right to review. In 2022, when the Supreme Court had another plenary composition, the lifetime review was recognized, allowing retirees who went to court to request the recalculation of the benefit based on all contributions made throughout their lives. The STF recognized that the beneficiary could choose the calculation criterion that yields the highest monthly value, and it is up to the retiree to assess whether the lifetime calculation can increase the benefit or not. According to the understanding, the transition rule made by the 1999 Social Security reform, which excluded contributions prior to July 1994, when the Real Plan was implemented, can be removed if it is disadvantageous to the insured. Retirees asked that social security contributions made before July 1994 be taken into account when calculating benefits. These contributions stopped being considered as a result of the 1999 Social Security reform, whose transition rules excluded payments prior to the Real Plan from the account.