The president of the Chamber said that there must be a balance between drivers’ wishes and rights, even without the traditional bond
The President of the Chamber of Deputies, (Republicans-PB) said on Monday (March 16, 2026) that app workers need an environment with labor guarantees in the regulations, even if they do not want a traditional contract.
Motta told journalists that it is necessary to be careful so that changes in legislation do not result in increased costs for platform consumers.
As the project is among the Chamber’s priorities, the President of the House will receive representatives from the platforms this week.
The president of the Chamber also said that he requested a meeting between the rapporteur, (Republicans-PE) and the Government to build a consensus. “Just like we did in security projects”stated the president of the Chamber.
The objective is to guarantee minimum rights such as social security, health insurance, life insurance “in addition to establishing rules about day-to-day work between platforms and workers”he declared.
ADJUSTMENT IN THE CHAMBER
A was created in 2025 and held 16 meetings. Heard 80 guests and resulted in 50 proposals. The collegiate gave rise to the .
The text creates specific rights to the category of “platform worker”but does not recognize an employment relationship.
An impasse in the process is the basic fee for the service and the additional fee for the distance traveled. The government argues that the minimum value of the service should be R$10, plus R$2.50 per km driven. Coutinho stated that there should be no minimum value for drivers.
