Law No. 7,716/1989 (Racial Discrimination)
Law No. 7,716/1989 states that it is a crime punishable by imprisonment to deny or impede employment in a private company owing to race, colour, ethnicity, religion or national origin. It also defines as a crime the practice of certain conduct based on racial or colour discrimination or prejudice related to origin, nationality or ethnicity, such as:
- failure to grant the necessary equipment to the employee under equal conditions with other co-workers;
- preventing an employee from receiving a job promotion or other professional benefit; or
- treating an employee differently in the workplace, especially with regards to salary.