Overview
- At a Chamber Labor Committee seminar on Monday, Labor Minister Luiz Marinho said ending the six-days-on, one-day-off schedule will require a legal mandate.
- Business leaders from Fecomercio-SP and the CNI rejected an imposed ban, arguing that shorter hours should be set through collective bargaining permitted by the Constitution.
- The event, requested by Deputy Luiz Carlos Motta, examined health, family, and quality‑of‑life impacts linked to long retail schedules.
- PEC 8/25 under review in the Chamber proposes a four‑day week with three days of rest and a 36‑hour cap, effectively extinguishing the 6x1 regime.
- If advanced, the proposal must pass the Constitution and Justice Committee before a special committee and two rounds of floor votes, while opinion pieces criticize widespread use of “time‑bank” arrangements since 2017 for driving longer workweeks.