The bill amends the Statute of the Legal Profession (Law No. 8.906/1994) to include workplace harassment, sexual harassment and discrimination in the list of ethical-disciplinary infractions.
The bill amends the Statute of the Legal Profession (Law No. 8.906/1994) to include workplace harassment, sexual harassment and discrimination in the list of ethical-disciplinary infractions. The rules apply within the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).
Key points and official text
Key points
- Amends Law No. 8.906/1994, the Statute of the Legal Profession and of the OAB
- Includes workplace harassment as an ethical-disciplinary infraction
- Includes sexual harassment and discrimination as ethical-disciplinary infractions
- Applies within the Brazilian Bar Association
Official text (PL 1852/2023)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Altera a Lei nº 8.906, de 4 de julho de 1994, que dispõe sobre o Estatuto da Advocacia e a Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB), para incluir como infração ético-disciplinar o assédio moral, o assédio sexual e a discriminação, no âmbito da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil. NOVA EMENTA: Altera a Lei nº 8.906, de 4 de julho de 1994 (Estatuto da Advocacia), para incluir o assédio moral, o assédio sexual e a discriminação entre as infrações ético-disciplinares, no âmbito da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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