President of the Chamber proposed a debate without political bias and focusing on the needs of workers and businesspeople; government defends change
The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), stated that, in 2026, he intends to conduct a “balanced” debate without ideological bias on the end of the 6×1 work schedule. According to him, the discussion should involve both workers and businesspeople.
“We want to treat this with great balance, listening to both sides. We must start the year with the perspective of better discussing the issue of the 6×1 scale, without ideology or political issues, with balance, which is what Brazil needs”, said Motta in an interview with TV Câmara.
The proposal to end the 6×1 scale has gained prominence, especially among President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and progressive parties, and should be central in next year’s elections. The discussion began to gain strength from the PSOL, with the work of Rick Azevedo, elected councilor in Rio de Janeiro with this proposal as the main point of his campaign.
In 2024, federal deputy Érika Hilton (PSOL-SP) also started to support the agenda. Although the Lula government joined the idea later, it denies that it came late to the discussion.
Earlier this month, the Federal Senate approved a Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) that addresses this change. The proposal provides for a reduction in weekly working hours from 44 to 36 hours, limits the daily workload to eight hours and allows work to be organized up to five days a week, without salary reduction.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
