Questão jurídica principal
Whether the June 1986 agreement was an agency contract or a simple mandate
Decisão extraída
The agreement remained an agency contract; the fixed remuneration for part of the tasks did not exclude agency, given the enduring relationship and the agent's independence.
Fundamentação extraída
The decisive elements were the ongoing duty to procure business, commission-based remuneration, reservation of existing clientele, and indicators of independence such as own staff, separate accounts, and rent payment.