Estado Novo

The Estado Novo dissolves political parties, closing the FNB’s party phase

📅 2 December 1937

Decree-Law 37 of 2 December 1937 dissolved Brazil’s political parties under the Estado Novo dictatorship. The Frente Negra Brasileira had converted itself into a political party in 1936; it could no...

The Estado Novo tightly regulates union association

📅 5 July 1939

Decree-Law 1,402 established procedures for union recognition, registration, representation, and contributions. The Vargas regime recognized unions within a state-controlled framework, restricting...