Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO SAYS THAT CHILD LABOUR DIGNIFIES CHILDREN INSTEAD OF HARMING THEIR DEVELOPMENT

Theme(s)
Child and adolescent, Work
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here [1]

Jul 05 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHANGES FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR COUNCIL, REDUCING ITS IMPORTANCE

Theme(s)
Work
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [1] [find out here]

Jul 30 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

WITHIN JUST ONE WEEK, BOLSONARO CRITICISES THE LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF SLAVE LABOUR TWICE

Theme(s)
Work
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here [1] and about the Brazilian law on labor analogous to slavery here [2]

Jul 30 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENACTS EMERGENCY DECREE THAT REDUCES LABOUR RIGHTS

Theme(s)
Work
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here [1]

Nov 12 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO FILES BILL THAT EASES LAW THAT ESTABLISHES HIRING QUOTA FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Theme(s)
Person with disabilities, Work
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here [1]

Nov 26 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

EMERGENCY DECREE ALLOWS SUSPENSION OF CONTRACTS AND REDUCTION OF WAGES IN COMPANIES AND RAISES CONCERS ABOUT LABOUR RIGHTS

Theme(s)
Work
Emergency Measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights

Read more about this emergency decree here [1] and an analysis of its impacts here – in Portuguese [2]

Apr 01 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

AFTER RESISTANCE FROM THE ECONOMY MINISTER, EMERGENCY AID PACKAGE FOR SMALL BUSINESSMEN IS APPROVED AND PROBLEMS TO RECEIVE THE PAYMENT ARE REPORTED

Theme(s)
Economy, Work
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about the emergency aid [1], the process towards its approval [2] and about this episode – in Portuguese [3]

Apr 02 2020
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ON THE LABOR DAY, BOLSONARO SAYS HE WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO GO BACK TO WORK AND THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC LIES WITH GOVERNORS

Theme(s)
Work
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about the conflicts between Bolsonaro and governors here [1] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

May 01 2020
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND MINISTRY OF TOURISM DETERMINE WORKPLACE REENTRY AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Negationism, Social distancing, Work
Emergency Measures
Centralization of power
State
Distrito Federal

Read more about It here – in Portuguese [find out here]

May 18 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SUSPENDS LAWSUITS REGARDING WORKERS’ RIGHTS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Work
Emergency Measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights

Read more about the flexibilization of labor law amid pandemic here [1] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

Jun 27 2020
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