Overview
- Senate President Davi Alcolumbre set semipresential plenary discussion sessions for Oct. 6–8 with the first debate due Tuesday, opening the formal floor process for the PEC.
- Under the PEC, the legal workweek would fall from 44 to 40 hours, daily hours would be capped at eight, and workers would gain two paid weekly rest days with one preferably on Sunday.
- The proposal mandates a staged transition to protect pay and jobs, cutting to 42 hours within 60 days of promulgation and to 40 hours after 12 months while exempting some high‑earners from the change.
- Procedurally the PEC still needs five plenary discussion sessions before a first‑turn vote, may have that interval shortened by senator agreement, and must win three‑fifths (49) of 81 votes in two separate rounds to pass.
- The measure has already cleared the Chamber and the Senate CCJ but faces organized opposition from some senators and business groups pushing alternative flexible‑hours plans and warning of costs for small firms.