Brazil’s Superior Labor Court (TST) has ordered Correios to maintain 80% of its workforce in essential functions during a nationwide postal workers’ strike. A report carried under the Brazil Left grouping also framed the development around the same central ruling: the court ordered the maintenance of 80% staffing during the stoppage.¹

The more detailed account in the Brazil Right grouping presents the decision as a safeguard for public-facing service, transport, sorting and delivery, along with essential administrative and support roles. The strike began on the night of September 10 and has continued with no announced end date, according to the Federation of Postal Workers, Findect.²

Correios has not argued that workers lack the right to strike. Instead, it says the stoppage comes at a particularly difficult financial moment and is seeking a court finding that it is abusive. The company says its offer would have preserved “78 of the 80 clauses” in the collective agreement, while adjusting wages and benefits for inflation and retaining health coverage.²

Workers, by contrast, rejected the proposal through assemblies and proceeded with an indefinite stoppage. One major unresolved issue is the health plan for employees, retirees and dependents. That contrast is central to the dispute: Correios emphasizes service continuity, cost restraint and restructuring, while the union’s decision to continue the strike signals that its concerns over employment terms and benefits remain unmet.²

The company says it has activated a continuity plan, including moving administrative employees into operational posts, reallocating vehicles and organizing logistics task forces. The TST is scheduled to examine both the legality of the strike and workers’ demands on September 21, although an agreement could still be reached beforehand.²