The trial that will decide is postponed until the second semester.
The case involves Uber do Brasil and was removed from the agenda this Wednesday (24) by the minister Edson Fachinpresident of the Court and rapporteur of the matter. The process has general repercussions, which means that the Court’s decision must guide the solution of similar cases throughout the Judiciary.
The postponement responds to requests from the MPT (Public Ministry of Labor) and the DPU (Union Public Defender’s Office). The two institutions requested more time to incorporate a new fact into the process: the approval, on June 12, of a convention of the OIT (International Labor Organization) which establishes international parameters for work mediated by applications and digital platforms.
The convention was approved with a large majority in the 114th International Labor Conferencewith 406 votes in favor and only 8 against. The MPT and DPU argue that the document has a direct impact on the matter being judged by the STF.
In an order, Fachin accepted the argument and set a five-day deadline for Uber and dozens of entities interested in the process to comment.
With procedural deadlines to be met and the Judiciary recess in July, the case will only return to the agenda in the second half of the year. The decision will have binding effect, that is, it will be mandatory for all similar processes being processed in the country’s Labor Court.
