My Brazilian brother (we unofficially adopted him after he lived with us in the US as an exchange student) worked for an American tech company in Brazil. He was

My Brazilian brother (we unofficially adopted him after he lived with us in the US as an exchange student) worked for an American tech company in Brazil. He was trained as a lawyer in Brazil. And, yes, this is exactly what happens in Brazil. It feels like extortion to me and I generally feel like I side with labor when there is a dispute against (especially tech) companies. I would never want to want to run a tech company in Brazil and I love Brazil and have lived there.