On the 8th of May, 2019, in the case “Mauricio de Souza Dinucci vs. Uber do Brasil”, (expte. N° 0101036-14.2017.5.01.00421), the Court determined that there is an autonomous contractual relationship between an Uber driver and Uber, rather than an employment relationship. To reach this decision, the Court noted that the driver did not receive orders from anybody and was free to: establish his own working hours and decide which trips to carry out; to use other transportation apps; to offer discounts for trips paid in cash; to rate passengers, or not; to be absent without presenting a medical certificate; to not notify anybody in case of vehicle malfunctions; among other examples demonstrating the autonomous - and occasional - nature of the service.