Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the country of Brazil.
Questions tagged [brazil]
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Why must resignation letters in Brazil be handwritten?
I resigned from two companies when I worked in Brazil and in both cases they demanded that I write a resignation letter by hand. In both cases the human resources department would not accept a letter typed then signed and they did not provide a…
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What is the legal basis for Brazil freezing starlink assets due to twitter/x fines?
It looks like Twitter may soon be banned in Brazil due to it's removal of it's legal representative from the country, which in turn traces back to an earlier fight over Twitter refusing to suspend accounts and remove tweets require by…
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Can a woman living in Brazil collect child support from someone in the United States?
The baby was born in the United States but has been living in Brazil for 6 years. The mother is a Brazilian citizen.
Willie Mazehaze
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Am I liable for work-related duties?
If I, knowingly, break a site's terms of use (in a way like copying its material, when it explicitly states it's forbidden) as part of my job (I have written proof that my boss assigned me this task, he being fully aware of the liabilities), am I…
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What laws prohibit winning prizes in international contests?
In the https://flutter.dev/create contest, the rules say this:
Persons from the following countries or regions can submit but will
not be considered eligible for the contest due to local rules,
including exclusion from judging and prizes:…
simplegamer
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Can I sue a company in US even if I'm in Brazil?
I currently live in Brazil and bought a Lifetime VPN service from a company called Spyproof VPN in 13 Oct 2015 which supposedly does not keep logs. After investigating some more, I found out that the Privacy Policy and Terms of Servicelinks had gone…
GGG
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Does Brazil issue a document certifying that one has never been married?
Is there a certificate issued by the Government of Brazil to prove that an individual has never been married before? If so, how is it called?
Some countries call it Certificate of No Marriage and others Single Status Certificate.
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If a company takes a long time to service a client, could this be considered a refusal of service?
I have a Nokia smartphone with a defect that I will send in for repair under warranty. I was warned by fellow co-workers and by reviews on the internet that the only repair shop authorized to repair the phone under warranty in my town is always…
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Are federal universities in Brazil legally obliged to use the gov.br top bar in their website?
Introduction. The Brazilian federal government has a navigation bar at the top of every one of its websites. This is a visual identity strategy. The presidency has published a norm that obliges the whole of the federal government to use such bar.…
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How does Brazilian Law work in relation to a European/foreign father having to pay Child Support?
I am soon to be the alleged father to ex Brazilian girlfriends baby who has moved home to have the child. I will not go over there until I get DNA test, then I will consider signing Birth Certificate.
After the Birth Certificate is signed, when does…
user19594
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unknown US citizen, do I owe taxes
My parents are US citizens who, moved to Brazil and had me 32 years ago. We never went back. The US doesn't know about me I'm sure. I don't even have any US documents.
But I wonder still, I have worked for years, and just learned US citizens need to…
maria
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Why are Brazil and Quebec excluded from Google's CTF competition?
Google is hosting an information security competition (a CTF) with participants from around the world.
Their participation rules from 2017 explicitly exclude residents of certain countries:
The Contest is open to individuals who are [...] (2) not a…
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Is a doctor recommendation for reduced work hours (granted by the employeer) a case of "medical license"?
A federal civil servant in Brazil has been given a special work schedule in the form of a reduction of work hours by 50%. This is a right given by article 98 of Law 8112 from 1990.
Art. 98. Special hours will be granted to the student employee,…
user1145880
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Are Brazilian companies allowed to store the first 6 digits of my card number?
I tried buying a bus ticket online from a bus company from Brazil and the payment failed.
However, in the history of payments the failed transaction shows the first 6 and the last 4 digits of my card number:
CARD: 123123******1234
Operator:…
Ionică Bizău
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Legal Limits for damage reparation
In the 2004 German movie The Edukators, part of the characters motivation revolves around a damage reparation:
"Jule is a waitress struggling to pay off a €100,000 debt she incurred a year ago when she crashed into a Mercedes-Benz S-Class belonging…
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