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1940

Brazil establishes the minimum wage

Getúlio Vargas signs Decree-Law 2,162, which creates a minimum wage across the whole country, with regional amounts set out in a table.

Source: Câmara dos Deputados, Decreto-Lei 2.162/1940

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