Portuguese 
English 
Spanish 
4 min of reading 
0 comments 
Mass Layoffs and Seizure of Assets Expose Impact of Job Loss in the Interior of São Paulo, with Workers Prevented from Accessing Severance Pay, FGTS, and Unemployment Benefits After Closure of Industrial Unit in Jarinu.
The Labor Court ordered the blocking of R$ 11,376,944.64 from the accounts of Eagle do Brasil LTDA after the dismissal of nearly 200 employees from the Jarinu unit in the interior of São Paulo, without payment of severance pay and without the release of FGTS and unemployment benefit documents.
The decision, attributed to the TRT of the 15th Region, also prohibited the sale of a property linked to the company and authorized the seizure of machines, equipment, and vehicles, in an attempt to preserve assets that may ensure compliance with obligations to dismissed workers.
Judicial Blocking and Risk of Asset Empting
The blocking and other restrictions were implemented after the Metalworkers’ Union of Itatiba and Region took the matter to court and reported that, despite the issuance of the Termination of Employment Contract documents, payments had not been made and the necessary guides were not delivered.
-
Brazil makes first reforestation concession in the Amazon, grants 145,000 degraded acres to a startup for 40 years and tests if carbon credits can help curb the tipping point of the planet’s largest tropical forest.
-
Brazilian company with 50 years closes the doors of more than 25 stores in RS, threatens hundreds of jobs, and ends a historic era in Gaucho retail; brand abandons physical operation after drastic change in consumer behavior
-
Meat giant invests R$ 60 million in a freezing tunnel in Brazil, prepares to boost exports, and increases slaughtering to 900 animals per day in Pernambuco.
-
Registries warn about a scam that could divert properties from the elderly and affect companies.
According to the union, after the closure of the Jarinu plant, machines and equipment were removed, an action cited in the lawsuit as a possible risk of “hiding assets” and reducing the effectiveness of future labor executions, in case the liabilities are not settled.
Based on this situation, the judicial ruling combined bank blocking, seizures, and a prohibition on the sale of the property, in a set of precautionary measures aimed at preventing the transfer of assets before a complete assessment of obligations, and to keep assets available for potential payment.
Mass Layoffs and Lack of Salary Payment
Among the dismissed employees, a former worker identified as Alexandre Barite stated that 192 employees were laid off on January 8 and that, in addition to severance pay, they did not receive their salary for the month worked, worsening their immediate lack of income.
“People are desperate. They couldn’t even apply for unemployment benefits due to lack of documents,” he said, attributing the problem to the absence of essential paperwork for the process and the employer’s failure to regularize the situation.
The central complaint, reported by the union, is that the delay and lack of complete formalization prevent basic actions after dismissal, such as applying for unemployment benefits and withdrawing FGTS, because these requests depend on the proper registration of the termination and the correct issuance of the guides.
Union Action and Decision of TRT-15
In the process, the entity argued that the TRCTs were generated but without the settlement of severance payment and without the release of documents, leaving workers practically severed from their employment while simultaneously blocked from accessing rights that require complete formalization.
Another point raised in court was the movement of assets after the closure of the unit, described as the removal of machines and equipment, which, from the union’s perspective, could hinder the identification and preservation of assets capable of covering labor debts.
The judicial response, by ordering blocking, seizures, and restrictions on property, sought to ensure a concrete margin for execution, while the merits regarding amounts, deadlines, and potential payments remain under analysis, with a need for documentary proof throughout the proceedings.
Manufacturing Automotive Filters and Link to Fram
The Jarinu unit, according to information disclosed by the union and reproduced by the press, manufactured automotive filters and was associated with the operations of Filtros Fram, identified as a company acquired by Eagle do Brasil, within the structure that maintained local production.
These references appear in the context of the union’s denunciation to situate the plant’s activity and the impact of the sudden closure, since the collective dismissal involved a large part of the workforce at the unit and generated immediate demand for payment, documentation, and clarification on assets.
FGTS, Unemployment Benefits, and Obligations in Collective Dismissal
In mass layoffs, the employer’s obligation includes paying severance payments within the stipulated deadlines and providing the documentation that enables access to rights such as FGTS and unemployment benefits, provided the worker meets the requirements, which depend on correct records and appropriate guides.
The issuance of the termination document, by itself, does not resolve the situation when the amounts are not settled and the guides are not released, because the worker is left without the formal means to claim benefits and, at the same time, without the severance payment to reorganize immediate expenses.
Furthermore, when allegations of asset removal arise, precautionary decisions tend to prioritize the preservation of assets, specifically to prevent active transfer before execution, a scenario that tends to increase conflict and prolong periods of financial insecurity.
Company Without Registered Public Positioning
As of the latest update mentioned in publications covering the case, there was no consolidated public positioning from Eagle do Brasil regarding the accusations, and reports recorded attempts to contact without response, while the judicial demand remains ongoing.
Without salary, without immediate access to FGTS, and with difficulties in applying for unemployment benefits, former employees describe a daily life of accumulated bills and lack of predictability, a situation that reinforces the urgency of documentation regularization and severance payment.
What kind of practical guarantee should exist when a company closes operations and lays off hundreds of people, to ensure that salary, severance pay, and documents for FGTS and unemployment benefits are released without relying on subsequent blocks and seizures?
-
1 person reacted to this.