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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man robs prostitute after sexual service in MG

An 18-year-old man was arrested for robbing a 31-year-old woman in Uberaba, Brazil, after a paid sexual encounter arranged via an app.

Mar 17 • 06:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

App driver who disappeared after leaving for work is found dead in MT

An app driver named Alisson Meira da Silva, who went missing after leaving for work, has been found dead in Cuiabá, Brazil.

Mar 12 • 22:57 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Transport Apps Bill: Opposition Tries to Revive Criticism of 'Blusinha Tax'; Reporter Expected to Maintain Minimum of R$8.50 per Delivery

Opposition lawmakers in Brazil are attempting to revive criticisms of the 'blusinha tax' as they seek to overturn the bill regulating app-based work, which is a key electoral pledge of the federal government.

Mar 12 • 07:01 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Government will insist on a minimum fee of R$ 10 for deliveries and R$ 2.50 per additional km in app project

The Lula government is committed to establishing a minimum delivery fee of R$ 10 and R$ 2.50 per extra kilometer in its regulatory project for app-based work.

Mar 10 • 19:36 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

App Rides May No Longer Have Minimum Value; Vote on App Work Will Be in April

A proposal regulating app-based work that includes removing the minimum fare for rides is set to be voted on in April.

Mar 10 • 16:44 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Transport app bill: meeting ends without agreement on minimum value of rides and deliveries

A government meeting concerning a bill regulating app-based work ended without consensus on minimum payment for transport and delivery workers.

Mar 10 • 15:26 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Regulation of work by apps: Motta holds meeting with ministers and rapporteur on Tuesday to seek agreement

Brazilian Chamber of Deputies President Hugo Motta is convening a meeting with government ministers and legislators to negotiate a regulatory framework for app-based work.

Mar 10 • 05:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Minimum Value per Ride or Delivery Is a Sensitive Point in the Regulation of Apps

The minimum value per ride or delivery proposed in Brazil's regulation of app work is facing criticism from workers and companies alike.

Mar 9 • 22:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Motta calls on the government and reporter to finalize the text of the project regulating app work

The president of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta, is seeking consensus on a new regulation for app-based work, with a meeting scheduled to finalize key points on fees and minimum wages.

Mar 9 • 17:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Supreme Court was not chosen to legislate on apps, says deputy rapporteur of app project

Deputy Augusto Coutinho emphasizes the need for Congress to legislate on app work regulation rather than leaving it to the Supreme Court.

Mar 4 • 15:45 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Life & Tech

The false illusion of the perfect app

The article discusses the misconception that productivity is strictly linked to the number of tools and techniques one uses, emphasizing the need for a purpose-driven approach to work.

Feb 28 • 09:08 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Cancellation Regulations to Become Stricter After Matching Established - Spot Work Association

The Spot Work Association in Japan has announced stricter cancellation regulations following matching agreements to combat last-minute cancellations by companies.

Feb 26 • 11:00 UTC
🇮🇳 ABP Ananda
National & Local

Railway Rules: UTS App Will Not Work, Many Rules of Rail Will Change from March 1, If You Don't Know, You Will Suffer!

The UTS app will be discontinued on March 1, and replaced by a new super app called 'RailOne', which will facilitate ticket bookings for Indian Railways.

Feb 26 • 06:35 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Payment of 5,905 yen for early termination at a part-time job

A report details a case of a part-time worker in Japan receiving payment for being terminated early from a job found through the app, Timmy.

Feb 22 • 22:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

App taxi motorcyclist disappears after dropping daughter at school and mother-in-law at work

A 32-year-old app taxi motorcyclist disappeared in Araçatuba, Brazil, after leaving his daughter at school and his mother-in-law at work.

Feb 12 • 20:01 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Deputies discuss adjustments to the bill regulating app-based work

Lawmakers in Brazil are considering changes to a bill that would regulate the work of drivers and delivery personnel working through apps, raising concerns over the classification of workers and potential employment disputes.

Feb 11 • 21:09 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Companies ask Motta for changes to the project that regulates app work

Business representatives have submitted a manifesto to Chamber President Hugo Motta requesting balanced changes to the ongoing discussion on regulating app-based work.

Feb 4 • 19:43 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

App driver shot during work in the coastal region of Piauí

A 48-year-old app driver was shot in the left shoulder during a homicide attempt in Ilha Grande, Piauí, while working on Tuesday.

Feb 4 • 13:01 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Lula urges Congress to prioritize Mercosur-EU agreement and end 6x1 work schedule

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called on the National Congress to prioritize issues related to the Mercosur-European Union agreement, the end of the 6x1 work schedule, and the regulation of app-based work.

Feb 2 • 20:04 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
Life & Tech

Red packet rumble: will Tencent’s cash giveaway work again in crowded AI market?

Tencent is attempting to replicate the success of WeChat Pay with its AI app Yuanbao through substantial cash giveaways, but analysts doubt this strategy will be effective due to strong competition from rivals like ByteDance and Alibaba.

Feb 2 • 14:00 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada: 'I was offered to be the image of a dating app'

Fashion designer Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada discusses her renewed role as an ambassador for Fiat, her family, her work passion, and her current perspective on love in an interview with ABC.

Dec 27 • 05:24 UTC

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