TST Orders 80% Staffing at Petrobras as Correios Case Moves to Extraordinary Session

Overview

• Petrobras was ordered to keep 80% of workers active at each operational unit, with a R$200,000 daily fine for noncompliance and a ban on blocking access to facilities and logistics points.
• With 13 of 14 FUP-affiliated unions approving the negotiated agreement, the oil strike was largely suspended, while the Norte Fluminense union kept its stoppage.
• The TST scheduled a Petrobras conciliation hearing for January 2, with a collective dispute session set for January 6 if no agreement is reached.
• For Correios, mediation ended without a deal; the TST set a final conciliation for December 29 and an extraordinary session to judge the dispute on December 30.
• The court reaffirmed a requirement that Correios maintain at least 80% staffing per unit under a R$100,000 daily fine, after most unions rejected a company offer that included 5.13% pay recomposition from January 2026.