Previously, President Jair Bolsonaro Issued an MP Allowing the Suspension of Employment Contracts for 4 Months
After the controversy surrounding the MP released by President Jair Bolsonaro, he issued a clarification this morning, providing more details via his personal Twitter. The previous text states that employers must maintain benefits such as health insurance; individual vacations can be anticipated, and the payment of 1/3 can be postponed.
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Controversy Surrounding the Acceptance of Bolsonaro’s MP
On the previous night, President Jair Bolsonaro signed a provisional measure allowing the suspension of employment contracts for a period of up to 4 months due to the events surrounding the Coronavirus and the calamity of the Brazilian state. According to the MP, the suspension of contracts will not depend on an agreement or collective bargaining. The text states that individual agreements between employers and employees will take precedence over labor laws, as long as the Federal Constitution is not violated. During the validity period of the MP, the employer will not pay wages, and the employee will stop working.
President Jair Bolsonaro’s Explanation on His Twitter Regarding the MP
“We clarify that the aforementioned MP, contrary to what is being spread, safeguards possible assistance for employees. Instead of being dismissed, the government provides assistance for the next 4 months, until the normal activities of the establishment resume, without the dismissal of the employee.” States President Jair Bolsonaro on his Twitter.
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At the first moment the text of Bolsonaro’s MP was revealed, the company may grant a monthly compensatory aid, “without a salary nature,” “with a value freely defined between employee and employer, through individual negotiation.” The suspension of the contract must be recorded in the employment book.
UPDATE NOTE ON THE SUBJECT
Bolsonaro Revokes Part of the MP That Provided for the Suspension of Employment Contracts for 4 Months.
“I determined the revocation of art.18 of MP 927, which allowed the suspension of employment contracts for up to 4 months without salary”, wrote Bolsonaro on a social media platform.

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