Abstract
The disruption movement in Brazilian passenger transportation industry was led by Uber. Initially working on an alleged lack of regulation, Uber provoked local regulators in many cities around the country, resulting in different approaches, a lot of protests and some violent reactions from the traditional players (such as the taxi drivers).
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ADPF 449, Tribunal Pleno, Rapporteur: Justice LUIZ FUX, available at: https://jurisprudencia.stf.jus.br/pages/search/sjur409361/false. Accessed Apr 2020.
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For more: McKenna (2019).
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HARPER, Ben. Glory and Consequence.
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Lunden (2018).
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Estadão Conteúdo (2019).
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Valente (2019).
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Magalhães (2019).
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Valente (Valente 2019).
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Authors thank DIREITO GV SP undergraduate students Marcella Penhalber, Mariana Trotta and Lucas Pinatti Marina for their valuable collaboration with the research necessary to the elaboration of this report.
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Artur Soares Neto v. Uber Do Brasil (2017) TRT-3rd Region, Procedure n. 0011863-62.2016.5.03.0137.
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Eustáquio da Paixão Dias v. Uber do Brasil (2019) TRT-3rd Region, Procedure n. 0010806-62.2017.5.03.0011.
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Superior Court constitutionally responsible for standardizing the interpretation of Federal Law in general, according to article 104 of the Brazilian Federal Constitution.
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Superior Labor Court constitutionally assigned for standardizing the interpretation of federal Law over the twenty-four Regional Appealing Labor Courts, according to article 114 of the Brazilian Federal Constitution.
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Full text of decision available in Portuguese at https://ww2.stj.jus.br/processo/revista/documento/mediado/?componente=ITA&sequencial=1857953&num_registro=201900799520&data=20190904&formato=PDF.
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Full text of decision available in Portuguese at http://aplicacao4.tst.jus.br/consultaProcessual/consultaTstNumUnica.do?consulta=Consultar&conscsjt=&numeroTst=1000123&digitoTst=89&anoTst=2017&orgaoTst=5&tribunalTst=02&varaTst=0038&submit=Consultar.
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Harris and Kruger (2015).
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Sachs (2015).
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Oitaven et al. (2018).
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Full text of the judicial award in Portuguese available at https://www.conjur.com.br/dl/decisao-ifood-vinculo-empregaticio.pdf. Accessed Apr 2020.
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Bill n. 5.756/2019. Full text in Portuguese and status available at https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=2227685. Accessed Apr 2020.
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Full text available at: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB5/2019. Accessed Apr 2020.
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STJ, AgRg no AREsp 218.394/RJ, Rel. Ministro Antonıo Carlos Ferreıra, Quarta Turma, Dje 16/10/2015 and STJ, REsp 1083023/MG, Rel. Ministro Marco Buzzı, Rel. p/Acórdão Ministro Raul Araújo, Quarta Turma, Dje 08/05/2015, full text available in Portuguese at http://www.stj.jus.br/SCON/jurisprudencia/doc.jsp?livre=transporte+e+responsabilidade+e+objetiva+e+roubo&b=ACOR&p=true&t=JURIDICO&l=10&i=3. Accessed Jun 2019.
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REsp 1.645.744/SP, Rel. Ministro Rıcardo Vıllas Bôas Cueva, Terceıra Turma, Dje 13/06/2017; full text available in Portuguese at http://www.stj.jus.br/SCON/jurisprudencia/toc.jsp?livre=1645744&&tipo_visualizacao=RESUMO&b=ACOR. Accessed Jun 2019.
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EREsp 1318095/MG, Rel. Ministro Raul Araújo, Segunda Seção, Dje 14/03/2017, full text available in Portuguese at http://www.stj.jus.br/SCON/jurisprudencia/doc.jsp?processo=1318095&b=ACOR&p=true&t=JURIDICO&l=10&i=1. Accessed Jun 2019.
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Uber alleged that it should not be considered a transportation company and therefore should not be considered liable for damages suffered during transportation and this position can still be read in capital letters right at the beginning of Uber’s Terms of Service for Brazilian jurisdiction (text in Portuguese available at https://www.uber.com/legal/terms/br/. Accessed in Apr 2019).
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Case n. 1003697-74.2019.8.26.0348, decided on 31.01.2020, full text in Portuguese available at: http://www.tjsp.jus.br/.
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Case n. 1023043-82.2018.8.26.0562, decided on 16.12.2019, full text in Portuguese available at: http://www.tjsp.jus.br/.
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Case n. 1004878-78.2019.8.26.0100, decided on 24.10.2019, full text in Portuguese available at: http://www.tjsp.jus.br/.
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Case n. 0006100-14.2018.8.26.0010, decided on 19.09.2019, full text in Portuguese available at: http://www.tjsp.jus.br/.
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Case n. 0020122-56.2018.8.26.0405, decided on 22.08.2019, full text in Portuguese available at: http://www.tjsp.jus.br/.
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Case n. 0007052-45.2018.8.26.0704, decided on 03.05.2019, full text in Portuguese available at: http://www.tjsp.jus.br/.
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Case n. 1040406-30.2016.8.26.0602, decided on 06.10.2017, full text in Portuguese available at: http://www.tjsp.jus.br/.
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See case n. 2146719-53.2019.8.26.0000, decided on 27.08.2019; case n. 1012376-75.2017.8.26.0011, decided on 15.06.2018; and case n. 0100283-92.2017.8.26.9004, decided on 29.09.2017, all full texts available in Portuguese at: http://www.tjsp.jus.br/.
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See case n. 1007005-80.2019.8.26.0005, decided on 31.01.2020; case n. 1024292-68.2018.8.26.0562, decided on 11.06.2019; case n. 1036565-71.2017.8.26.0576, decided on 23.09.2019; case n. 1010663-74.2018.8.26.0223, decided on 07.08.2019; and case n. 1003851-48.2019.8.26.0007, decided on 08.08.2019; case n. 1035103-24.2018.8.26.0001, decided on 30.07.2019; case n. 1024292-68.2018.8.26.0562, decided on 11.06.2019, case n. 1019691-05.2018.8.26.0114, decided on 08.02.2019; and case n. 1011405-68.2018.8.26.0007, decided on 03.12.2008; all full texts available in Portuguese at: http://www.tjsp.jus.br/.
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List in Portuguese language of the 160 selected decisions by São Paulo State Court research-engine available at: https://esaj.tjsp.jus.br/cjsg/resultadoCompleta.do. Accessed Apr 2020.
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de Araujo, P.D.R., Fernandes, W., Lima, M.L.P., Goldschmidt, P.C. (2021). Uber in Brazil: Glory and Consequence. In: Ayata, Z., Önay, I. (eds) Global Perspectives on Legal Challenges Posed by Ridesharing Companies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7035-3_5
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