Bolsonaro's Social Security Reforms to Reduce Mother's Rights

[Judi Lynn]

Published 29 May 2019 (8 hours 39 minutes ago)

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro proposed an amendment that alters Article 201 of the Constitution, which guarantees protection to pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, the Worker's Party (PT) Congressman Alexandre Padilha said during public hearing on the impact of the social security reform bill which was held in Sao Paulo.

Jesus Souza, a social security specialist, noted, "Bolsonaro administration’s proposal, which eliminates Constitution guarantees for pregnant women, is an unmeasurable wickedness. Women already have all sorts of difficulties, they have lower wages and when they return from maternity leave most of them are dismissed."

According to a Getulio Vargas Foundation survey, 48 percent of Brazilian women lose their jobs within 12 months after returning from maternity leave.

“Fall in employment rates starts immediately after the four-months employment protection period,” Cecilia Machado, an labor economist writes.

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[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. This sort of thing is a lot of why birth rates are falling precipitously

everywhere.

In Brazil they're down to 1.73 births per woman, as of 2016, well below the replacement rate of 2.1 per woman.