Updated on: October 1, 2025
Currency
Brazilian Real (BRL)
Employer Taxes
Employers pay around 20% on gross salaries, plus additional contributions for social security and other benefits.
Payroll Frequency
Monthly
Employee Taxes
N/A
Language
Portuguese
Date Format
DD/MM/YYYY
Brazil by the Numbers
Population
215 million
GDP
BRL 7.3 trillion
Weekly Working Hours
Maximum 40 hours per week or 44 hours per week (Monday-Saturday). Personnel in external personnel and position of trust positions are not subject to the statutory limits on working hours.
National Holidays
10
Hiring Difficulty Score
N/A
Weekly Working Hours
National Holidays
Leave
Employees are typically entitled to various types of leave, including holiday leave, sick leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave, and special leaves such as for mandatory military service, death of a close family member, and marriage. The specific entitlements and duration may vary depending on local laws, company policies, or collective bargaining agreements.
Employment Contracts
Employers are required to provide written employment contracts and policies that outline the terms and conditions of employment, including job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and workplace expectations, in compliance with applicable labor laws.
Types of Employment
Employees, temporary agency workers, and independent contractors are all recognized types of employment.
Employment Costs
There are no specific requirements regarding employment costs.
IC Class Factors
A number of factors are used to determine an IC status: Degree of control, subordination, exclusivity, economic risk of individual, integration into the organisation, subcontracting of work.
Labor Leasing
Labor leasing is required to be conducted in accordance with applicable labor laws if the end client has presence in Brazil.
Minimum Wage Requirements
The government sets the general minimum wage requirements normally once per year. Those are also set by Collective Bargaining Agreements.
Medical Benefits
Sick pay due to non-work-related illness or injury shall be paid by the Employer for the first 15 days and invoiced to the Client unless otherwise provided in the CBA.
Sick pay due to work-related illness or injury shall be paid by the Employer from day 1 and invoiced to the Client. From the 15th day onward, Social Security covers sick pay if illness or injury is work related, under specific rules.
Private medical insurance is a common benefit for companies in Brazil.
Probationary Periods
There is no probation for fixed-term contracts.
Probation for all Personnel under an indefinite-term contract is for up to 90 days.
Termination Notice
Personnel must be provided with 30 days’ notice.
After 1 year of work, notice shall suffer an addition of 3 days per year worked up to a maximum of 60 additional days (total of 90 days).
Severance
Severance is due in case of termination of an indefinite-term contract without just cause by the Employer and is equivalent to 40% of the amounts deposited in the Personnel’s FGTS fund.
For fixed-term contracts (including probation period), if terminated prematurely, additional severance equivalent to 50% of the salaries for the remaining term is due.
Pre-hire Checks
Immigration checks are generally required for expatriates.
Personal information of Personnel, according to Data Protection Law, requires applicant’s consent.
Specific consent required for sensitive information such as a Personnel’s health information for health insurance benefit application process.
Criminal records and drug tests possible only for specific job positions, according to the law.
Pregnancy tests and credit checks prohibited by law, in any case.
Medical exams or health-related tests are mandatory before the start date and are covered by the Employer, the Personnel are obliged to attend.
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