Brazil's Lula proposes law to regulate labor on ride-hailing apps

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a news conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/ FILE PHOTO

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sent a bill to congress on Monday to regulate labor rights of workers from ride-hailing apps in the country, which includes the need to pay a minimum wage.

The proposal, which might affect ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Chinese Didi's 99, must be approved by the Senate and Lower House to become a law.