South America
Brazil
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Brazil: Employers have a duty to ensure employee health and safety, including conducting pre-hire medical exams paid for by employer. Background checks can include proof of identity, address, education and prior employment but not sensitive information unless job-related. Criminal checks limited to certain circumstances with applicant's consent and protection of rights.
Background check summary
Education Checks: permissible
Criminal Checks: some restrictions
Credit/financial checks: some restrictions
Medical screening: restricted
Adverse media: permissible
Union membership: restricted
Political views: restricted
Address: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
9
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
5.23619484
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Passport
Other passport accepted?
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
Body name
Foreign Citizens
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
Country details
Birthrate
16.56
Population
212,559,417
capital
Brasilia
GDP ($/capita)
7600
TLD
.br
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Brazilian Real
Net migration
-0.03
Literacy(%)
86.4
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