Delivery riders and app-based workers protest against government regulations in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 14, 2026. Clad in Bermuda shorts and flip-flops, Joao Paulo Teixeira zips through the traffic on his electric scooter to deliver a meal in downtown Rio de Janeiro. The 20-year-old Brazilian belongs to a booming new professional class of delivery workers -- precarious by nature but increasingly organized in defense of their rights. (Photo by Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP via Getty Images)