Overview
- Supreme Court President Edson Fachin scheduled the resumed plenary judgment for June 24 to conclude a case paused after oral arguments in October 2025.
- The hearing will combine two central appeals from Uber and Rappi that contest earlier labor rulings from the Tribunal Superior do Trabalho and the Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 3ª Região.
- The case carries 'repercussão geral', meaning the Supreme Court’s outcome will guide similar rulings across Brazil and serve as a national standard for app-mediated work.
- Platforms argue they act as neutral technology intermediaries and say recognizing employment could cut jobs and raise prices, with Uber citing estimates of a 52% fall in supply and a 34% rise in trip costs; worker groups, the Defensoria Pública and parts of the AGU say platform controls over fares, routes, metrics and sanctions show subordination.
- Congress failed to pass competing bills to regulate app work, leaving the judiciary to set rules that could require minimum pay floors, limits on hours connected, social contributions and insurance for drivers and delivery workers.