App drivers weigh options Long hours, few guarantees

Sep 4

TV UFMA's Luciana Rodrigues cites IBGE's 2025 findings of nearly two million platform workers, nearly 60% app drivers and 15.6% women. São Luís driver/journalist Geiza Batista sees supplementary-income flexibility but says a good income can require about 12 hours daily and advises keeping another job. Alípio Carvalho balances formal employment with rides and stresses that sickness or vehicle failure brings no guaranteed app income. Rodrigues says platform workers work nearly six hours more and gives average monthly earnings of R$3,147 versus R$3,148 for non-platform workers, contrasting the groups with formal workers as the broadcast does. The complete feature weighs advantages, workloads and absent guarantees, without announcing a new labour law.

IBGE's 2025 platform-work findings describe nearly two million workers, almost 60% app drivers, a 15.6% female share and longer hours with similar monthly earnings. TV UFMA's São Luís feature reports R$3,147 versus R$3,148 and nearly six additional weekly hours. Drivers Geiza Batista and Alípio Carvalho describe supplementary-income flexibility, long days and absent guaranteed app income during illness or vehicle failure. Their experience and the broadcast's formal-worker comparison remain attributed.