Overview
- After mediation ended without agreement on Friday, the labor court scheduled a last conciliation for Monday, Dec. 29, at 2 p.m. and an extraordinary judgment session for Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 1:30 p.m.
- A binding order requiring at least 80% of staff at each unit remains in force with daily fines of R$100,000 for noncompliance and guarantees of free access for people, goods and postal cargo.
- Proposals built in conciliation include renewing 79 contract clauses, a 5.13% pay recomposition from January 2026 (payable from April), full INPC inflation application from August 2026, a two‑year agreement term and an overtime rule change starting August 2026.
- The strike approved in mid‑December continues across multiple states as unions seek to keep a 70% vacation bonus, 200% weekend pay and a R$2,500 ‘vale‑peru’ benefit, with delivery performance reported well below earlier levels this year.
- Correios has authorization to seek a R$12 billion, federally guaranteed loan and is advancing a restructuring that includes a voluntary separation plan targeting up to 15,000 positions by 2027 following steep losses.