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Brazil’s Supreme Court clarifies equal maternity leave for adoptive parents

Ruling finds purpose of leave extends beyond physical recovery and emphasises development of the bond between parent and child

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Chantelle Cloete
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Brazil’s top court has granted adoptive mothers working as public servants or in the military the same maternity leave rights as biological mothers, an entitlement enjoyed by private sector workers

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