Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Brazil as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Brazil: Reciprocal visa exemption between Brazil and Japan
The governments of Brazil and Japan have announced a three-year reciprocal visa waiver agreement, effective 30th September 2023 …
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Brazil: Moral damages for sharing employee photo
It is well known that employee comments on social media can lead them to disciplinary action by their employer, but the reverse is also true …
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Brazil: Jobs growth held back by high interest rates (May 2023)
In May 2023, there were a total of 2,000,202 job appointments and 1,844,932 terminations – resulting in a positive difference of 155, 270 jobs …
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Brazil: Paraná State announces new minimum pay levels
The southern state of Paraná has increased minimum rates for four distinct groups – ranging from agricultural workers to ‘middle-level technicians’ (MLT) …
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Brazil: Incidence of reported sexual harassment acts rises substantially
A survey undertaken by a local business consultancy over the period 2018 – 2022 has found that the number of legal cases against companies for sexual harassment has doubled …
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Brazil: Superior Labour Court (TST) makes landmark decision about overtime
The court has determined that payment for overtime worked must be included in the calculation for holiday pay, 13th month, notice pay and FGTS – a fund created in order to protect workers in Brazil dismissed ‘without just cause’ …
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Brazil: New visa-free policy for seafarers
Seafarers may no longer enter the country on non-Brazilian vessels using the ‘Seafarers’ Identity Document’ (SID) issued under convention 108 of the ILO …
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Brazil: President backs revised minimum wage (May 2023)
The President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed a provisional measure which sets the minimum wage at R$1,320 (US$267) pcm from 1st May 2023 …
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Brazil: Changed obligation deadline to report labour lawsuits on the eSocial system
Originally scheduled to be effective as of January 2023, this obligation was first postponed until April 2023 …
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Brazil: New regulation introduces more severe data protection penalties
The ‘Regulation of Dosimetry and Application of Administrative Sanctions’ has been accompanied by a new website listing all those companies under investigation …
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Brazil: Move towards electronic contracts
Currently, there is no law governing the issue of contracts in electronic form …
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Brazil: The determination of when maternity leave begins
The Supreme Federal Court has ratified an injunction stating that the 120-day statutory leave period (and associated monetary benefit) paid by an employer begins after either the mother or the baby is discharged from hospital, whichever occurs last, provided the period of hospitalization does not extent for greater than two weeks …
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Brazil: Tax treaty between Brazil and the UK Signed
First double taxation treaty between both countries just signed …
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Brazil: Minimum wage as of 1st January 2023
Government to raise minimum wage …
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Brazil: Suspension of passport issuance
In Brazil, it is the responsibility of the Police to process passports for nationals …
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