Labor Law Government enacts new law: paternity leave increases from 5 to 20 days with gradual increases until 2029, and Social Security pays the paternity salary; companies no longer bear the absence cost, estimated at R$ 5.4 billion. Carla Teles 01/04/2026 at 16:30
Legislation and Law Chamber Speeds Up Voting to Expand Paternity Leave in Brazil; New Deadline May Reach 30 Days Sara Aquino 30/10/2025 at 17:39
Legislation and Law Government Reaches Agreement to Extend Paternity Leave to 30 Days, Cost Could Reach R$ 12 Billion by 2031 Bruno Teles 11/10/2025 at 11:02
Economy Paternity Leave May Take Ten Years to Reach 60 Days and Already Faces Resistance Due to High Fiscal Cost Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 15/08/2025 at 10:01
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