Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Brazil as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Brazil: PMIs show fastest service sector growth since 2013

There was a huge surge of growth in the service sector during June 2021 – the highest since January 2013 …

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Brazil: Government adjusts minimum salary for “hyper-sufficient” employees (2021)

The Brazilian Government has readjusted the maximum amount the Brazilian Social Security will pay as monthly benefits to their beneficiaries …

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Brazil: Modern slavery in tobacco industry

Brazil has long suffered from poor labour standards, including instances of ‘modern slavery’ – a problem most evident in its huge tobacco industry …

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Brazil: Law that determines removal of pregnant women from face-to-face work during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic

Law 14 …

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Brazil: Unemployment rate rose to 14.4% in February 2021– IBGE

According to the national statistics institute IBGE, the jobless rate reached 14 …

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Brazil: Bolsonaro authorizes companies to cut up to 70% of wages

Previously, we reported that a leading Senator had proposed the reintroduction of the Emergency Employment and Income Maintenance Program (BEm) in order to ensure the continuity of business activities …

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Brazil: Inflation rises to multi-year high in March 2021

First signs of possible hyperinflation arose in March 2021 when the extended national consumer price index rose by 0 …

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Brazil: Revision to Article 29 of the Consolidated Labour Law

A revision to Article 29 of the Consolidated Labour Law has come into force …

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Brazil: Reintroduction of subsidised temporary layoffs

A leading Senator has proposed the reintroduction of a provisional law that ceased at the end of last December and which allowed employers to agree with employees a reduction in pay, working hours – or even a complete suspension …

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Brazil: Workplace crime

HRM takes on a very different guise in Brazil because so much time is taken up in dealing with all levels of workplace crime …

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Brazil: Migratory regulation deadline moved to September 2021

Foreign nationals resident in Brazil who hold identification documents that have expired since 16th March 2020, now have until 16th September 2021 to regularize their immigration status before any penalties will apply …

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Brazil: Giant database leak exposes data on 220 million Brazilians

The country’s largest ever breach of personal data took place last month, but its source has still not been determined …

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Brazil: Minimum wage increased for 2021

The Brazilian national gross minimum monthly wage has just increased to BRL1,100 …

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Brazil: Salary reduction program comes to an end

The Emergency Benefit for the Preservation of Employment and Income (BEM) has now come to an end …

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Brazil: “Low cost” form of social security

The Economics Minister, Paulo Guedes, has announced that the government is planning to introduce a new “low cost” form of social security that will be available to those holding a “green and yellow work card” …

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