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Brazil courts issue rulings on labor rights and negligence
Various judicial rulings in Brazil have addressed issues of workplace conduct, discrimination, and professional negligence.
In labor disputes, courts have upheld dismissals for cause following sexual harassment and bad faith, such as a worker in Belo Horizonte who used social media to show him working for another employer while on medical leave. Conversely, courts have ordered indemnifications for transphobia, xenophobia against Northeastern workers, and failure to accommodate high-risk pregnancies. One case involving a manager's repeated misgendering of a trans employee resulted in a R$ 30,000 indemnity.
In civil and medical negligence cases, courts have ordered payments for professional errors. This includes a veterinarian whose failure to locate an internal organ during a neutering procedure led to a dog's death, and a municipality ordered to pay R$ 100,000 for delays in providing urgent cardiac care. Additionally, a horse owner was convicted of animal cruelty after failing to provide necessary medical care for an injured mare.
Entities
Conselho Nacional de Justiça · Superior Tribunal de Justiça · Tribunal Regional do Trabalho · Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 3ª Região · Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais · Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A call center company must pay R$ 7,000 in moral damages to a worker from Alagoas for xenophobic harassment. sertao24horas.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The court recognized the indirect termination of the employment contract for the victim of xenophobia. sertao24horas.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A worker in Belo Horizonte was legally dismissed for cause after performing services for another employer while on medical leave. www.cartacapital.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A kitchen assistant was granted indirect termination of her contract because her employer failed to respect medical restrictions during a high-risk pregnancy. conjur.com.br