Brazil: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

Brazil stands at the threshold of a historic labor transformation as the Chamber of Deputies approves a constitutional amendment to end the exhausting 6x1 work schedule that has dominated millions of workers' lives for decades. What began as a viral video from a pharmacy clerk has evolved into a nationwide movement that could permanently reshape the country's approach to work-life balance and worker well-being.

Companies with 100 or more employees must submit, by February 28, the complementary information on remuneration and pay criteria to the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE), through the Emprega Brasil Portal.

Brazilian Courts have already ruled1 on the controversial Brazil's Gender Pay Parity Law (Law No. 14.611 of 2023 – "Equal Pay Act")—regulated by Decree No. 11.795 of 2023 and Ordinance No. 3.714 of 2023.