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São Paulo court ruling on racial aesthetic discrimination

Overview

A labor court in São Paulo, Brazil, ordered a supermarket and a service provider to pay R$ 20,000 in moral damages to a Black store inspector. The ruling addressed a situation where the worker was forced to cut his hair and shave his beard to comply with corporate aesthetic standards.

Judge Marcela Carine dos Prazeres Soares ruled that the employer’s demands constituted aesthetic discrimination and an abuse of managerial power, noting that the requirements lacked sanitary or hygienic justification. The court recognized the indirect termination of the employment contract, effectively treating the situation as a dismissal for cause against the employer.

In the decision, the judge stated that treating the curly hair and beards of Black individuals as “stigmas to be eliminated or hidden for corporate credibility” serves to perpetuate the “systematic devaluation of Black bodies” and creates racist barriers within the labor market.

Entities

Conselho Nacional de Justiça · São Paulo · TRT-2 · Marcele Carine dos Praseres Soares · 34ª Vara do Trabalho

Timeline

  1. 21 days ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources
    São Paulo court orders compensation for Black worker forced to cut hair and beard

    A São Paulo court ordered a supermarket and service provider to pay damages to a Black worker forced to cut his hair and beard to meet aesthetic standards, ruling it was racial and aesthetic discrimination.

  2. 27 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    São Paulo court orders compensation for Black worker forced to change appearance

    A São Paulo court ordered a company to pay R$ 20,000 in damages to a Black worker forced to cut his hair and beard to meet aesthetic standards, citing racial and aesthetic discrimination.

Sources

conjur.com.br · direitonews.com.br · dmtemdebate.com.br · nsctotal.com.br · painelpolitico.com · regionalzao.com.br · tribunademinas.com.br · ubirataonline.com.br · viagemegastronomia.com.br