270 MORTES ANUNCIADAS

Relatório da Comissão Internacional Independente de Inquérito sobre o Impacto do Rompimento da Barragem de Brumadinho (Brasil) de 25 de janeiro de 2019 Brumadinho-Report_PT_web

270 DEATHS FORETOLD

Report of the International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Impact of the January 25, 2019 Brumadinho Dam Collapse Brumadinho-Report_EN_web

TST says strike at Petrobras is illegal and oil tankers should return to work

The Minister of TST (Superior Labor Court) Ives Gandra decreed the strike of oil tankers illegal, which arrived on the 17th day this Monday (17). Petrobras says it has asked …

Brazil state judge accepts charges against Vale ex-CEO, others over dam burst

A Brazilian state judge has accepted charges against Vale SA former Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman and 15 others related to a fatal disaster at the iron ore miner’s Brumadinho tailings …

STF atende Petrobras e mantém decisão contra greve dos funcionários

O presidente do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), ministro Dias Toffoli, atendeu nesta quarta-feira um pedido da Petrobras e manteve uma decisão do Tribunal Superior do Trabalho (TST) contra a greve …

Brazil: Marcio Vieira Jacob v. Uber do Brasil Tecnologia Ltda, RR – 1000123-89.2017.5.02.0038

While lower courts in Brazil have issued an array of decisions on employment status, the higher courts have sided firmly with platform companies like Uber. These three cases are the …

Uber wins appeal in Brazil, court says drivers are not employees

A Brazilian higher court for labor ruled on Wednesday that there was no employment relationship between Uber and its drivers, siding with the ride-hailing company against a Sao Paulo driver. …

Gender violence study in Brazilian garment factories provides a ‘wake-up call to action’

The vast majority of Brazilian textile and shoe factory workers who took part in a recent study say they have experienced some form of violence at work, often gender-based violence …

Víctimas de crímenes ambientales en Brasil buscan reparación y justicia en tribunales europeos

Ante la incapacidad del Estado brasileño de brindar respuestas efectivas a las víctimas de crímenes ambientales, se han presentado algunas acciones judiciales en países europeos, en donde empresas responsables por …

Brazil files homicide charges against Vale ex-CEO, 15 others in deadly 2019 dam collapse

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed homicide charges against Fabio Schvartsman, the former CEO of the Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale, and 15 other people in the deadly dam collapse last year that killed at …

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