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Sexual harassment law
in Latin America

11.09.24
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While most countries have some kind of express legal prohibition of sexual harassment, the definition of what constitutes harassment varies across jurisdictions. And even where the legislative definitions are similar, the courts may take different views on what sort of behaviour is covered. Here, we explore the definitions across six Latin American countries, along with examples of how they have been implemented in practice by the courts.

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Authors
Enrique Munita
Partner - Chile
Munita & Olavarría
Ignacio Funes de Rioja
Partner - Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Silvia Figueiredo Araújo
Partner - Brazil
Veirano Advogados
Catalina Santos
Partner - Colombia
Brigard Urrutia
Luis Vinatea
Managing Partner - Peru
Vinatea y Toyama
David Puente Tostado
Partner - Mexico
Basham, Ringe y Correa S.C.