The Federal Supreme Court (STF) begins the Judiciary recess this Thursday (2) without concluding three of the most anticipated judgments of the first half of the year: the definition of the link between workers and applications, the analysis of the so-called Dosimetry Law and the creation of a code of conduct for the ministers themselves.
The last session of the semester, scheduled for Wednesday (1st), must be dedicated to concluding the trial on provisions of the Administrative Improbity Law. As a result, issues that were treated as a priority by the President of the Court will be postponed after the recess, which ends in August.
The postponements maintain uncertainty that affects everything from the job market to processes linked to coup acts and the internal functioning of the Supreme Court itself.
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Uberization remains undefined
The trial on the so-called uberization has returned to the agenda on more than one occasion this year, but again it will not begin.
The process will define whether drivers and delivery people from platforms such as Uber and iFood maintain an employment relationship with the companies. More than resolving a specific case, the STF must establish a thesis of general repercussion that will serve as a mandatory reference for thousands of similar actions throughout Justice.
The postponement occurred following requests from the Public Ministry of Labor (MPT) and the Public Defender’s Office (DPU), which requested a deadline to incorporate into the case a convention approved by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 12. The new text establishes international parameters for work relationships mediated by digital platforms.
The discussion gained weight after Congress once again failed to move forward with its own regulations. At the end of 2025, the president of the STF, minister Edson Fachin, had indicated that he would wait for a legislative solution before taking the issue to the plenary. Without any movement from the Legislature, the Court resumed the trial attempt, but the analysis ended up being postponed again.
Dosimetry Law is also due in August
Another process that remains pending involves the constitutionality of the Dosimetry Law, approved by Congress and responsible for changing criteria for applying penalties, with consequences for convictions related to the attempted coup d’état.
The initial expectation was that the Supreme Court would face the issue in the first half of the year. The schedule, however, was affected by the delay of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) in presenting an opinion and by the already overloaded calendar of trials.
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Behind the scenes at the Court, ministers also assessed that it would be convenient to remove the issue from the center of debate during the electoral period. Still, the discussion ended up being postponed until after the recess.
Code of ethics loses ground
The creation of a code of conduct for Supreme Court ministers also fell by the wayside. The proposal was announced by Edson Fachin at the opening of the judicial year. On that occasion, minister Cármen Lúcia was appointed to lead the drafting of the text, presented as one of the priorities of the new administration.
Over the past few months, however, the topic has lost strength due to internal disagreements. Some of the ministers resist the adoption of new specific rules of conduct, while others defend the initiative, but assess that the political environment made it inappropriate to move forward with the discussion at this time.
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The expectation is that these topics will return to the agenda shortly after the resumption of plenary activities, at the beginning of the second semester.
