Decree 19,433 created the Ministry of Labor, Industry and Commerce, centralizing federal oversight of labor relations and social insurance. The new ministry could recognize and regulate worker...
Decree 19,482 required certain employers and public contractors to show that at least two-thirds of their employees were Brazilian-born. The measure responded to unemployment and shaped the balance...
Decree 19,770 defined how workers’ and employers’ associations could defend interests through the Ministry of Labor. It conditioned recognition on rules that included limits on foreign participation...
