According to the state-owned company, fully or partially confirmed facts are part of a set of 81 complaints received since 2019; five people were fired.

Petrobras says it has proven ten cases of harassment and sexual harassment in the company since 2019. According to information provided by the company after requesting via the Access to Information Law, since 2019, 81 complaints of harassment have been received.

Of the total, ten cases were investigated and the infractions confirmed, resulting in five dismissals.

“The other situations resulted in suspensions or administrative measures, according to the seriousness of the confirmed facts”, completes the answer.

In April of this year, Petrobras announced the creation of a working group to review internal procedures for receiving and handling complaints of harassment and sexual harassment against women.

“The new management reiterates that it does not tolerate any type of harassment and violence against women. Throughout the entire analysis, the procedures for protecting whistleblowers and applying punishments will be reviewed, as well as the attributions of the areas responsible for investigating complaints. Actions will also be proposed to raise awareness and prevent harassment throughout the company.”, says an excerpt from the note published by Petrobras informing the creation of the working group.

The company states that it does not tolerate any type of violence, especially violence of a sexual nature.

“Since the beginning of the current management, when it became aware of serious cases of harassment that occurred until 2022, it has assumed the commitment to identify any needs for improvements in the complaint and investigation processes”, says the note.

In addition, the company claims that it has created a specialized service channel for victims of harassment and sexual harassment, in addition to measures to raise awareness and prevent these cases.

Read the full text of Petrobras’ note

Petrobras reaffirms that it does not tolerate any type of violence, especially violence of a sexual nature and, since the beginning of the current management, when it became aware of serious cases of harassment that occurred until 2022, it has assumed the commitment to identify any needs for improvements in processes reporting and investigation.

The company confirms 81 complaints made between 2019 and 2022, with 10 confirmed cases; one case is still under investigation.

Of these cases, five complaints resulted in contract termination, and the remaining situations resulted in suspensions or administrative measures, depending on the seriousness of the facts. Since April 2023, four reports of sexual harassment have been made.

In April 2023, with the aim of building an environment free of Sexual Violence, a Working Group was created at Petrobras to review, analyze and propose improvements and revisions to standards, processes and actions related to the prevention, detection and correction of violence sexual.

Reduction of the period for handling complaints of sexual violence from 120 days to 30 days, extendable for another 30 days;

Revision of the Complaint Handling standard, to focus on the victim and anticipate a protection mechanism based on the complaint, with the assessment of appropriate precautionary measures;

Humanized feedback for the complainant throughout the complaint handling process;

And structuring of post-complaint actions, including restorative measures to improve the environment.

In addition, Petrobras established a Welcome Channel, open to the entire workforce, aimed at victims of harassment or sexual violence. As of August, it will include proactive service.

Parallel to the treatment and investigation of the complaint, a multidisciplinary team will proactively seek out these women to carry out listening and psychological care.

This phase is a complement to the initial phase of the project, launched in May, when voluntary online, telephone and face-to-face service channels were opened.

Regarding prevention and awareness, the following measures were adopted:

development of a training plan for specific audiences;

inclusion of the topic of harassment as a fixed agenda as an opening in the Meetings with the Board of Directors;

structuring of the Guideline and Booklet for Preventing and Combating Harassment and Discrimination;

review of provisions on combating sexual violence in Petrobras’ standard contractual draft;

and disclosure of the balance of disciplinary measures; Availability of the Mandatory EAD on Sexual Violence.