đź“… 12 Mei 1871
On 12 May 1871, the government’s proposal on the “servile element” entered the Senate’s legislative process. The bill proposed that children born to enslaved women after enactment be declared free,...
đź“… 28 September 1871
Law no. 2,040, enacted on 28 September 1871, declared children born to enslaved women after that date legally free. Yet the law left children under the authority of their mother’s enslaver, who...
đź“… 10 Juli 1884
On 10 July 1884, the province of Amazonas declared enslaved people in its territory free, following Ceará’s provincial abolition. Regional abolition reflected local campaigns and a wider crisis of the...
đź“… 28 September 1885
Law no. 3,270, enacted on 28 September 1885, regulated gradual extinction and provided freedom for some enslaved people aged 60 or older. Those freed at 60 could be required to provide up to three...
đź“… 15 Oktober 1886
Law no. 3,310 of 15 October 1886 revoked provisions imposing the sentence of lashes on enslaved defendants, including part of the 1835 law that had imposed this punishment for certain offenses. It...
đź“… 20 Juli 2010
Law 12,288, sanctioned on 20 July 2010, instituted Brazil’s Racial Equality Statute. It set a legal framework for equal opportunity, protection of ethnic rights, and policies addressing discrimination...
đź“… 2 April 2013
Constitutional Amendment 72 expanded domestic workers’ constitutional labor rights, addressing a long-standing gap between domestic service and other forms of employment. The change followed...
đź“… 1 Juni 2015
Complementary Law 150 regulated the domestic work contract and implemented rights associated with the 2013 amendment, including hours, overtime, and related protections. Its passage reflected...
