The Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Industry, Trade and Services approved a proposal that requires establishments that take orders through digital delivery apps and platforms to clearly inform, before the consumer makes a purchase, the minimum value for service.
The measure is included in Project of Law 3251/25 and was approved with the changes presented by the rapporteur, Deputy Daniel Agrobom (PSD-GO), in a substitute text.substitutivoUnder the approved text, partner establishments remain authorized to set a minimum value for orders, to cover operational and logistical costs. However, the commercial condition and any additional charges must be clearly communicated beforehand.
The approved text also respects the principle of free initiative, allowing businesses to set their operational costs.
Operational costs
Justifying the change in the text, Daniel Agrobom argued that a total ban on minimum values would interfere with free initiative and the economic structure of private contracts, potentially generating the opposite effect and increasing the cost of the service for everyone.
"The legal imposition of a ban on minimum values represents a form of indirect price control and commercial conditions. There is an entire economic logic in delivery services, with fixed costs per transaction - such as the delivery person's displacement and logistics - that are independent of the order value. Orders of very low value without a minimum limit tend to generate negative margins," the rapporteur explained in the opinion.
Agrobom added that, if forced to operate without a minimum value, the platforms could adjust overall delivery fees, reduce benefits, or exclude smaller establishments and less profitable regions.
Next steps
The bill is being processedin a conclusive mannerand will go for analysis by the Communications and Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) committees. For it to become law, the text needs approval from both the Chamber and the Senate.