How Uber became Brazil's safety net, and Lula's weak spot

What BBN said about it

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Financial Times says Uber has become a key source of income for Brazilian drivers, and that gives President Lula a political weak spot just days before the runoff.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes it touch me, if I'm sitting here in America with a phone?

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNot directly.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBut Lula sent Congress a bill in twenty twenty-four that would cap app drivers at a twelve-hour workday and define them as autonomous workers.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwelve hours. Is that the cap, or is that the good news?

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt is. And Lula said, quote, app drivers have created a new modality in the world of work.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the speech says they invented something new, and the bill says, great, come in at eight, leave at eight.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe runoff is October twenty-fifth. Al Jazeera reports one poll has Flávio Bolsonaro at forty-six point eight percent and Lula at forty-five point nine.