The deputy, who has already met with the Minister of Labor at least twice, adhered to the government’s positions and negotiates a bill instead of a PEC
After the sanction of the Exemption from the government returns to defend yet another populist agenda. This time, at the end of the 6×1 work schedule (six days of work and one day of rest). In a publication on his official profile on social media, this Saturday (6), President Lula expressed his support for the end of the current working day. “The Brazilian working people deserve the end of the 6×1 scale. It is not fair for workers to only have one day off a week. The most valuable asset for a human being is time”, he highlighted.
On the federal government’s profile on official networks, another post highlighted that the administration closed the issue and supported the Brazilian people’s fight to end the scale.
In line with the idea of social movements and the government, deputy Leo Prates (PDT-BA), filed an opinion within the scope of the Working Committee, this Friday (06) in favor of the end of the 6×1 scale. The rapporteur proposes a 5×2 scale (five days of work and two days of rest) and a reduction in working hours, from the current 44 hours a week to 40 without changing salaries.
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Leo Prates, who is also president of the Commission, had already met with the Minister of Labor, at least twice on the topic, and participated in public hearings in different capitals of the country, in Salvador, Porto Alegre and Brasília, when the topic was discussed among representatives of civil society, unions, productive sectors, scholars and the Public Ministry of Labor.
The new proposal is a bill, which requires fewer votes for approval – 257 instead of 308 – and is processed faster than a PEC (Proposed Amendment to the Constitution), which is the means author of PEC 8/2025, which received more than 1.5 million signatures of support through the VAT Movement (Life Beyond Work), led by councilor Rick.
Leo Prates defends the measure as timely and worthwhile, citing the potential to increase productivity and combat the mental health crisis among workers, which has generated high rates of absence due to anxiety and depression.
To mitigate the immediate economic impact on employers, the substitute for Bill No. 67/2025 proposes a gradual implementation of the reduction in working hours, which would occur in two phases between 2027 and 2028.
From January 1, 2027: Normal working hours cannot exceed 42 hours per week. From January 1, 2028: Normal working hours cannot exceed 40 hours per week.
Last Tuesday (02), deputy Luiz Gastão (PSD-CE), as the report stated, presented the opinion of the Special Subcommittee to the Chamber that discusses Hilton’s proposal to end the 6×1 scale.
After Gastão filed his opinion, minister Gleisi Hoffmann, alongside minister Luiz Marinho, reinforced that the government wants the end of the 6×1 scale without salary reduction and that this is a priority issue. The ministers had met with deputy Erika Hilton before the declaration.
In the Jovem Pan report, Hilton criticized Gastão’s report by arguing that it does not meet the main demand. “The report presented by the does not take into account society’s main demand, which is the end of the 6×1 scale. My position, in line with the government, is to end the 6×1 scale, maximum 5×2 and 40 hours per week”, he said.
The report was read by Gastão on Wednesday (03). The deputy also proposes reducing working hours to 40 hours a week, but maintaining the 6×1 scale with new rules and tax incentives for the sectors that employ them. Parliamentarians asked for a collective view, which postponed the analysis of the text.
During the meeting, the government, represented by deputy Vicentinho (PT-SP), reinforced a position different from that presented in the report: the defense of the end of the 6×1 scale, without tax incentives, and the adoption of the 5×2 model.
