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3mo ago

Chamber Approves Amendment Ending 6×1 and Cutting Workweek to 40 Hours

The measure now goes to the Senate for committee review with a rival PEC expected to shape whether and how the changes become law.

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Overview

  • The Chamber of Deputies passed the constitutional amendment decisively and sent it to the Senate after final votes on Wednesday, with 472–22 in the first round and 461–19 in the second.
  • The approved text phases in the cut from 44 to 40 weekly hours by first reducing to 42 hours within 60 days of promulgation and to 40 hours within 12 months while guaranteeing two paid days off per week.
  • The PEC bars any nominal or proportional salary cuts tied to the shorter workweek and excludes workers with a university degree who earn about R$21,188 or more from the new rules.
  • Senator Rogério Marinho filed an alternative PEC proposing an hours-based, flexible regime and Senate President Davi Alcolumbre has forwarded that rival text to the CCJ, leaving committee assignments and relators to determine the upper-house path.
  • The vote reflects a direct negotiation between Chamber President Hugo Motta and President Lula, exposed divisions inside the PL and sets the measure up as a campaign issue with final outcome hinging on Senate bargaining and complementary legislation for businesses.