Brazil GIG ECONOMY OVERVIEW 2024
Platform Ratings
As of Fairwork Brazil's 2023 report, AppJusto received the highest score of 3 for fair pay, fair contracts and fair management.
No platform received a score for fair conditions or for fair representation.
DId you know?
iFood generated more than USD 991 million last fiscal year (Prosus).
Uber has transferred more than USD 14 billion to partner drivers during its entire time in Brazil (2014-2021).
There are more than 1.7 million self-employed in the transport sector.
Only 23% of the self-employed in the transport sector are covered by social security. This compares to 40% in 2016.
Logistics & Mobility regulation
The Ministries of Finance, Labour and Social Security discussed a proposal that would offer all gig workers more transparency and fair negotiations with companies.
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) Ruling
In December 2023, the Court ruled that transport platforms do not have to recognise their employment relationship with drivers, allowing them greater flexibility on labour rights.
Companies
iFood attended the World Economic Forum this month to discuss its four new commitments on diversity, inclusion, employability and education.
Uber unsuccessfully opposed a recent decision by the Rio de Janeiro government to require the app transportation company to suspend all vehicles without working air conditioning until it can be repaired.
A COVID-19-era Uber policy to end Uber Pool (a shared travel modality) remains suspended in Brazil, although it has been reinstated in the United States.
wORKERS
There is a significant pay discrepancy between black and white app drivers affected by the education levels of the drivers. The report stresses a regional inequality in the remuneration of this profession.
Customers often abuse app delivery drivers with physical threats and racist attacks. In response, drivers give them a bololô. They gather around delivery addresses to drive around in circles, revving their bikes and chanting “justice.”