Lawmaker Seeks License Revocation After Burger Shop Offered Higher Pay for Revealing Attire to Teen

Overview

• A federal lawmaker asked the city to revoke the restaurant’s operating license under a local law that punishes grave breaches of public morals, and city hall has not responded.
• Messages published by EPTV show a recruiter offering R$1,700 to work in low-cut and tight clothes instead of a R$1,300 base, even after the candidate said she was 17, and requesting body photos.
• The girl’s family filed a police report for sexual harassment with the Civil Police.
• The Labor Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation into possible violations of child and adolescent labor rules and conduct that could amount to workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination.
• After the case became public, the owner apologized and said he failed to notice her age, and the shop took down its social media page.