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Employees versus something else: a clash between Brazilian labour courts and the Supreme Court

While Brazilian labour courts historically resisted to uphold anything else to a typical employment, fully governed under the Brazilian Consolidation of Labour Laws (‘CLT’), a thorough reform to CLT, and recent shifts in labour dynamics (which continue underway), have influenced a review of such a traditional approach. These factors, among others, led the Brazilian Supreme Court to take a pro-business view, at odds with labour courts’ dominant stance. Tensions between labour courts and the Supreme Court mount, while both platform work regulation and a tax reform are on legislators’ agenda.

Released on Sep 9, 2024