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Inequalities
Journal issue | Digital Platform Labour and (New) Inequalities
Research Article | Use and Regulation of Brazilian Territory in Platform Capitalism
Use and Regulation of Brazilian Territory in Platform Capitalism
Technical-Financial Subordination of the Popular Economy and the Production of New Social Inequalities
Abstract
The paper analyzes the impact of platform capitalism on the Brazilian popular economy, focusing on the precarization of work for app-based delivery drivers. It examines the relationship between labor platforms, algorithms, and territorial regulation, showing how these companies exploit regulatory gaps and socio-spatial inequalities. The research draws on Milton Santos' critical geography to understand the interaction between systems of objects, actions, and norms in urban space, highlighting the tension between the global logic of platforms and local logic of territories. It concludes by emphasizing the need for regulation that protects workers and addresses the territorial dimension, aiming to prevent the perpetuation of inequalities.
Submitted: Oct. 31, 2024 | Accepted: March 17, 2025 | Published May 20, 2025 | Language: en
Keywords Labour platforms • Delivery workers • Regulation of territory • Popular economy
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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/INQ/3035-0395/2025/02/003
