Brazil is the latest South American country to propose a trans employment quota in its job force, meaning 3% of jobs in major companies would be set aside for the country’s transgender community.
According to Reuters, the bill was introduced by Alexandre Padilha, a member of the Chamber of Deputies in the National Congress of Brazil who worked alongside the country’s official LGBTQ+ association to create the legislation.
Padilha’s regulations would apply to all private firms with more than 100 staff that receive state aid or contracts.Rio PrideBrazil’s neighbouring country, Argentina, passed a law last year reserving 1% of public sector jobs for trans workers.