O contrato do atleta de esporte eletrônico (e-sports) a luz do direito desportivo e trabalhista

Abstract

Electronic Sport refers to a recent sporting modality, which, unlike the configuration of the commonly known sports, has the predominant mental effort. It is also noted that this modality is in a constant process of world economic growth, and in Brazil the game market in 2018 had a revenue of $ 1.5 billion and with the involvement of 75.7 million players. Thus, it is clear to observe the power of this niche, showing that it is essential that the Law accompany such growth, because what happens in reality is that athletes either do not have a contract, or have one with totally void clauses of full right, or a "relatively correct," but without the guarantee of basic labor rights, such as the minimum salary. The present work proposes to discuss, therefore, the contract that governs the relationship between the professional athletes of E-Sports and their teams, considering that the contract that governs this relationship must comply with the sports and labor legal order. A professional E-Sports athlete should at least have a contract that guarantees respect for basic principles such as legal security and the dignity of the human person.