Tag: Brazil labor reform

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  The possible economic options behind Bolsonaro and Haddad

  

  Behind Brazil's polarized presidential election, and unpredictable result, the business class in Latin America's largest economy looking for clear signals of what can be expected as of 2019 either from the former army captain Jair Bolsonaro or from economist Fernando Haddad, handpicked by Lula da Silva as his successor. Hopefully not a choice between “awful” and “extremely awful”

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 06:38 UTC

  Boost for Temer: Congress approves overhaul of Brazil's labor laws

  

  The Brazilian Senate gave final congressional approval to an unpopular overhaul of the country's labor laws on Tuesday night, providing crucial political support to embattled President Michel Temer as he fights a damaging corruption accusation.

• Thursday, April 27th 2017 - 17:50 UTC

  Brazil's reforms advance in Congress to the relief of beleaguered president Temer

  

  Brazil's lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved the main text of a bill to relax the country's restrictive labor laws, a main issue of President Michel Temer's efforts to bolster investment and pull the economy out of its worst recession ever.