In his most recent statement, Provenzano highlighted what he considers an \u201cabsurd, unfair and disproportionate\u201d issue: the automatic 50% fine imposed by the Justi\u00e7a do Trabalho<\/a> when a court-approved settlement is not paid on the agreed date. In his view, the percentage represents a distortion that ignores the reality faced by millions of entrepreneurs, particularly small and medium-sized businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat investment in Brazil yields a 50% return per month? None \u2014 except the Labour Courts. When a business owner cannot pay an agreement on the day, the penalty is 50%. Not even banks charge that, nor does the C\u00f3digo Civil<\/a> provide for anything like it,\u201d the businessman stated, drawing attention to what he considers a clear case of unjust enrichment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Provenzano stresses that the issue is not the existence of rules, but the lack of proportionality. In his view, the country has created robust protection mechanisms for minorities \u2014 important advances \u2014 yet has left completely unsupported the group that generates the most jobs and drives the economy: entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The businessman questions how long what he describes as \u201ca historic injustice against those who produce\u201d will be tolerated. According to him, it is necessary for the Congresso Nacional<\/a> to open the debate and update legal provisions, ensuring legal certainty and coherence in the penalties imposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBusiness owners need to unite and raise this banner. It is not about disrespecting the law, but about fighting for fairness and reasonableness. The productive sector can no longer be penalised for structural failures that the State itself cannot correct,\u201d he emphasises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/trendpop.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9e1fd0ae-a267-49b6-8016-de8c3f9e4da8-1024x998.jpeg\")
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