PJ vai virar regra no Brasil? Entenda o que está em jogo

CLT or PJ in 2026? The Supreme Federal Court is set to decide the future of "pejotização" (the practice of hiring individuals as independent contractors through their own companies) in Brazil — and this decision could change the labor market, company costs, and even social security revenue. In VEJA Mercado, journalist Veruska Donato interviews labor law expert Carlos Eduardo Ambiel, who holds a master's and doctorate from USP and is a professor at FAAP, to discuss what is at stake in the Supreme Court's ruling on Topic 389. The main question: what differentiates CLT and PJ in practice? According to Ambiel, "what differentiates them is subordination." He explains that, in a CLT relationship, the employer can give orders on how, when, and in what order the work will be done. In hiring through a legal entity, autonomy should prevail. The expert also warns of the economic impacts of possible flexibilization: "The State is the one that is not happy," he states, highlighting the loss of social security revenue when formal employment contracts are replaced by "pejotização." During the interview, Ambiel analyzes: What changed after the 2017 labor reform The role of the Supreme Court in recent decisions on contractual freedom The suspension of thousands of labor lawsuits until the final judgment The possible impacts for companies, workers, and the INSS (Brazilian Social Security Institute) Why legal uncertainty affects the business environment “We don’t know what the rule will be,” says the professor, highlighting that the market needs legal certainty, regardless of the Supreme Court’s final decision. 📌 The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the issue with general repercussion, and the decision will be mandatory in Labor Courts. 👉 Subscribe to VEJA's channel 👍 Leave your like 💬 Comment: do you prefer CLT (Brazilian labor law) or PJ (self-employed/contractor)? Follow VEJA Mercado with Veruska Donato for analyses on the economy, labor, and decisions that impact Brazil. #clt #pj #pejotizacao #stf #direitodotrabalho #vejamercado #revistaveja ————————————————————————— Subscribe to VEJA: https://abr.ai/2VZw8dN Check out the latest news about Brazil and the world: https://veja.abril.com.br/ FOLLOW VEJA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram:   / vejamais   Facebook:   / veja   Twitter:   / veja   Telegram: http://t.me/vejaoficial Linkedin:   / veja-com   TikTok:   / revista_veja