Uber to appeal Brazil court’s $205 million fine for irregular labour relations

Uber on Thursday said it rejected a ruling from a Brazilian labor court ordering the ride-hailing firm to pay 1 billion reais ($205 million) in fines for irregular working relations with the drivers on its app.

The sentence, handed down by a Sao Paulo state court, also ordered Uber to recognize its employment relationships with all its app’s drivers and register their professional work cards, with a penalty of 10,000 reais for each unregistered worker.