In brief
The TST suspended the Correios dispute trial because the company filed documents at the last minute, and the session resumes on Thursday.
The strike that began on September 10 continues, with the health plan as the main sticking point.
What we know
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TST president Vieira de Mello Filho suspended on September 21 the Correios dispute trial because the company filed reports and videos on Friday and Saturday, leaving no time for worker representatives to respond.
Delays the ruling that could end the strike through the courts.
Verified fact · material
The nationwide Correios strike began on September 10, is indefinite, organized by Findect and Fentect, and the main sticking point is the health plan, of which the company wants to stop being the sponsor while keeping a subsidy.
The core of the dispute is structural cost, not the wage raise.
Verified fact
According to Exame, the 4.35% INPC raise retroactive to August 1 is agreed, the TST has already ordered 80% of staff to be kept and the company awaits an R$ 7 billion loan.
Marks what is already settled and what depends on cash.
Sources[02]Verified fact
According to CNN Brasil, Correios says the strike is abusive, activated a continuity plan and cites an R$ 8.5 billion deficit in 2025.
The company position in the dispute.
Sources[01]
Transmission to assets
Market read-through
The delay prolongs the delivery disruption affecting e-commerce and retailers reliant on Correios, and leaves open the health plan cost that weighs on the state company recovery plan.
For the Treasury, the dispute sets part of the risk of the R$ 7 billion guarantee.
Portfolio impact
02A prolonged strike delays deliveries and raises alternative logistics costs.
Effect concentrated on sellers reliant on Correios.
What would change the view: Strike continuing after the Thursday session.
A retained health plan cost raises the state company cash needs.
Additional pressure on the R$ 7 billion loan.
What would change the view: TST ruling to keep the current model.
Direction is an explanatory hypothesis, not a forecast or recommendation.
Next signals
What to watch
- TST session on Thursday and the ruling on the health plan
- Mediation proposal before the trial
- Release of the R$ 7 billion loan and its conditions
Limits of the reporting
What remains uncertain
- The date of the new session differs: September 24 in CNN and Poder360, September 25 in Exame.
- Coverage does not give strike adherence or the backlog of deliveries.