Brazilian Postal Workers Remain on Strike in Rio and São Paulo
Strikers protest the state-owned company’s plans to change employee health plans.
March 13, 2018Topic
Strike
Privatization Plans of São Paulo Metro Halted After Strike
Judge deemed auction's minimum price too low, while thousands waited in long bus lines to during Thursday's morning and afternoon...
January 19, 2018
Brazil Braces for Nationwide Strike Against Reform Bills Today
Union leaders are calling for protesters to demonstrate against the two bills throughout the day on Friday, closing roads and...
June 30, 2017
Brazil’s President Temer Says Reforms Will Continue
Two days after one of the largest nationwide strikes Brazil has seen in decades, President Michel Temer, said that the...
May 1, 2017
Nationwide Strike Leads Brazil to Standstill, Violence
As many as 40 million are said to have stayed home on Friday while thousands protested in the streets against...
April 29, 2017
Brazil Braces for Nationwide Strike by Nine Labor Unions Today
Millions of Brazilians tried to find alternative means to get to work on Friday as nine labor unions called for...
April 28, 2017
Controversial Labor Bill Passes in Brazil’s Lower House
The bill's supporters hope to modernize labor legislation, generating more jobs and boosting Brazil’s weakened economy.
April 27, 2017
Brazil’s Supreme Court Prohibits Strikes by Security Agents
Despite the Supreme Court’s decision, police officers in Rio de Janeiro said they would continue their more than two month...
April 6, 2017
Rio Joins International Women’s Strike Tomorrow, March 8th
Rio de Janeiro is one of dozens of cities where women will be marching in solidarity on International Women’s Day,...
March 7, 2017