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 …

Victims of environmental crimes in Brazil seek redress and justice in European courts (English) (Spanish) (Portuguese)

How can transnational litigation help to overcome corporate impunity? The Brazilian State’s inability to respond effectively to victims of environmental crimes has led to several legal actions in European countries, …

Tragédia Brumadinho: sindicatos e familiares cobram justiça e leis mais rígidas na Alemanha

Leis mais rígidas e justiça na Alemanha. Essas foram algumas das pautas levantadas pelo advogado alemão Rudiger Helm para tratar das medidas tomadas em relação à Tüv Süd, empresa alemã contratada pela Vale …

Vale ex-CEO charged with homicide over dam disaster

The former chief executive of mining group Vale was on Tuesday charged with homicide by prosecutors in Brazil for his role in a dam disaster last year that killed more …

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