Brazil Guide 2026 : Brazil
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Bichara Advogados’ labour area works with major clients from the retail, IT, education, industry, and agricultural sectors and has achieved significant successes in the higher labour courts, especially relating to new labour aspects post-Labour Reform, even reported in media articles.
These results are only possible because of the direct participation of all of the area’s lawyers, working as a team. Their close work on labour justice and in the main labour districts, developing ethical work, makes all the difference to achieving successful results.
Our Labour area acts with consulting, litigation, tech/systems innovations, lectures and seminars, pro bono work, and support to the World Bank Group.
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Bichara Advogados is a well-established practice group equipped to act on collective bargaining agreements and negotiation with unions. The firm's clientele comprises corporations from the banking and food and beverage sectors. It is experienced assisting clients with wrongful termination, outsourcing and workplace safety claims.
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Bichara assisted BSM Serviços Técnicos de Engenharia e Locação in analysing collective bargaining agreements and applicable labour regulations to ensure a compliant relationship with the unions.
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With experience and excellence, Bichara has consolidated its position as a strategic partner in highly complex and relevant cases in the national legal landscape.
Bichara has an extremely competent and technical labour team. They are able to understand, like no one else, the nuances of our business.
Bichara Advogados demonstrates in-depth legal knowledge and technical capability. Furthermore, as a full-service firm, it allows for a broad understanding of more complex cases, involving other areas of law or interpretation perspectives, strengthening the quality of its work, especially in cases requiring an integrated approach.
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João Pedro Eyler Povoa is experienced representing clients from the mining, engineering, retail and food sectors in a range of labour mandates. João Pedro is skilled acting on collective bargaining agreements, outsourcing and workplace safety claims.
He performs extensively in courts in Rio de Janeiro and has excellent oratory skills. João Pedro argues very well and impresses the market positively.
João Pedro has a good reputation in the labour law market.
João Pedro Eyler Povoa is a giant in the labour law arena.
Partner Christiana Fontenelle shows significant involvement in the firm's labour matters. She is praised by clients for handling individual claims, public investigations, union matters and more.
Christiana Fontenelle is a distinguished partner who is highly qualified and attentive.
Christiana is a very hands-on partner who is directly involved in the advisory labour cases of our company.
Christiana Fontenelle is knowledgeable, agile and has labour law expertise.
Partner Jorge Gonzaga Matsumoto is praised by clients for his in-depth technical knowledge in labour law.
Jorge Gonzaga Matsumoto's approach is characterised by a legal perspective combined with an understanding of business dynamics. He has the ability to anticipate risks and propose efficient solutions.
In my opinion, Jorge Gonzaga Matsumoto is one of the best lawyers I had contact in Brazil.
Labour & Employment: Highly Regarded
Labour & Employment: Highly Regarded
Labour & Employment: Highly Regarded
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Jorge Gonzaga Matsumoto
Christiana Fontenelle
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