Employee pre-screening background checks in Brazil

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.
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Financial (mins)

Criminal (days)

Media (mins)

Reference (days)

identity (mins)

140

Education (days)

5.23619484

Address (days)

Sanctions (mins)

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