"The Brazilian electrical power sector was designed with a model for a developing country.

Both the Federal Constitution (article 8, item VIII) and the Consolidated Labor Laws - CLT (article 543, paragraph 3) grant protection to employees who are union leaders through the benefit of provisional stability, from the time of the employee’s candidacy until one year after the end of employee’s term of office.

Competition compliance programs are part of the risk management systems of companies that are concerned with possible financial losses resulting from any noncompliance with the Competition Law (Law No. 12529/ 2011), such as fines imposed by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade), devaluation of shares, termination of contracts, and possible civil, administrative, and criminal liability of the company’s directors and officers.

After approximately 2 months and 178 amendment requests, the Brazilian Senate approved the labor reform bill of law last Tuesday (07/11/2017) without any change to the original text submitted by the House of Representatives. There were 50 votes in favor, 26 in opposition, and 1 abstention. As there

Law No. 13,448 (conversion of Provisional Presidential Decree No. 752 or "Concessions MP") governs re-bidding projects operated through concession in the toll road, railroads and airport sectors.

The law applies only to the toll-road, airport, and railway sectors, and extension is geared towards toll roads and railroads. The exclusion of other industries was not accidental. The government has chosen to have a separate approach for sectors with different realities and levels of maturity.