O ovo do ornitorrinco

Abstract

The article proposes a retrospective look at the June 2013 protests, addressing, from the perspective of the labor relations, the contradictions and limitations of the development model during the administrations of the Workers' Party. It analyzes the formation of the "new Brazilian middle class," seeking a relationship between the improvements provided during that period and the obfuscation of a series of elements that became visible with the protests. It then discusses the transformations in the work process that have gained prominence in the last decade, suggesting a link between uberization and new modes of government and population management which involve the rise of far-right movements and the government of Jair Bolsonaro.

Keywords: June 2013 Protests, New Middle Class, Motorcycle Couriers, Uberization, Surveillance Capitalism, Datafication.