Overview

• Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet filed an opinion at the Supreme Federal Court arguing against recognizing an employment relationship between app drivers and platforms.
• Gonet contends that classifying the work as CLT employment violates the constitutional principle of free enterprise and conflicts with the Court’s jurisprudence on platform‑mediated services.
• The Court begins proceedings on Wednesday with the rapporteur’s report and oral arguments from the parties and amici curiae, with a separate session to read the justices’ votes.
• The appeal, reported as involving Uber, was admitted with general repercussion, meaning the final ruling will bind lower courts nationwide.
• The case challenges labor‑court rulings, including a TST decision and a separate action involving Rappi, that found elements of subordination sufficient to establish an employment bond.