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State-Controlled Banco do Brasil Partners With iFood to Finance Gig Workers’ Motorcycles
Major Brazilian bank and delivery app use platform data to unlock credit for gig workers to buy new motorcycles and electric bikes.
Banco do Brasil and iFood Partner to Extend Credit to Brazil’s Gig Economy Drivers
Brazil's state-controlled Banco do Brasil and iFood are partnering to finance vehicles for delivery workers, formalizing services for the booming gig economy.
Brazil’s AI Creators Ditch Formal Employment and Social Security for Gig Work
Highly skilled Brazilian workers are accelerating the shift from the rigid CLT labor code to independent contractor status, trading pension security for flexibility and high pay in the AI-driven gig economy.
Labor Court Ruling Forces Gig Platforms to Share Data for Social Security Review, Upping Operating Risk
National injunction mandates INSS, iFood, and MetLife to process accident claims for delivery drivers, signaling higher compliance costs for the tech sector.
Labor Court Ruling Signals Rising Costs for Brazil’s Gig Economy, Hitting Platform Model
A national-scope preliminary injunction forces Brazil's social security (INSS) to review injury claims from iFood workers, signaling increased regulatory costs.
Brazil Court Order Forces INSS and iFood to Cover Deliverers' Work Accidents, Raising Gig Economy Regulatory Risk
A nationwide provisional ruling increases administrative and potential social security costs for gig economy platforms in Brazil.
Brazil's R$2.5 Billion 'Move Brasil' Credit Program Boosts Small-Vehicle Manufacturing, B3 Small Caps
Brazil's 'Move Brasil' program channels R$2.5 billion in subsidized credit via state banks to finance small vehicles, aiming to stimulate domestic manufacturing and boost the B3 Small Cap Index ecosystem.