How to check whether a betting platform is authorized in Brazil
Check the official source To find out whether a betting platform may legally operate in Brazil, consult the official list published by the Secretariat of…
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How to check whether a betting site is authorized in Brazil
Check the official register To check whether a betting site is authorized in Brazil, use the public lookup provided by the Ministry of Finance’s Secretariat…
Read articleVice mayor: role, election and replacing the mayor
What a vice mayor does A vice mayor is the other elected officeholder in a municipality’s executive branch and is part of the city government…
Read articleWho created Bolsa Família: FHC or Lula?
The program’s official creation Bolsa Família was officially created in 2003, during Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first presidential term. Provisional Measure 132, dated October…
Read articleBrazil’s My Home, My Life housing program: what it is and how it works
A federal housing program My Home, My Life is a Brazilian federal housing program established in March 2009, during Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s second…
Read articleA tie in a runoff: who wins?
The legal tie-breaker Under Article 110 of Brazil’s Electoral Code, if candidates receive exactly the same number of votes, the older candidate is elected. The…
Read articleMinimum wage: what the legal floor means and why it can be disputed
Definition and purpose A minimum wage is the lowest amount employers may legally pay workers under the rules in force in a given country. It…
Read articleBrazil’s Digital Work Card: what it is and how to access it
What it is Brazil’s Digital Work Card is the electronic version of the Carteira de Trabalho e Previdência Social (CTPS), the country’s Work and Social…
Read articleWhat is Brazil’s INSS, and what does it do?
Meaning and role INSS stands for Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social, Brazil’s National Social Security Institute. It is a federal public agency linked to the…
Read articleUnderstanding Brazil’s Tax Reform
What it is and what it aims to do A tax reform changes the rules by which a government collects or administers taxes. Depending on…
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