The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), sent this Monday to the House’s Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) the proposals that deal with the reduction of working hours and the end of the 6×1 scale.
The movement marks another step in the processing of the issue in the House and occurs amidst the efforts of the Chamber’s command to associate itself with popularly appealing agendas, with potential electoral repercussions.
This movement was already used by Motta last year, when he favored topics of popular appeal at a time when he was criticized by sectors of society for advancing the discussion of topics such as amnesty and the Blindagem PEC.
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According to Motta’s team, the proposal brings together texts presented by congresswoman Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) and congressman Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG), who defend changes to the Constitution to allow the reduction of weekly working hours, with the revision of the current model of six days of work to one of rest. There are two proposed Amendments to the Constitution (PEC).
Understand the texts
The PEC of congresswoman Erika Hilton says that the duration of normal work cannot exceed 8 hours per day and 36 hours per week, with a working day of 4 days per week, with the possibility of compensation of hours and reduction of working hours, through an agreement or collective labor convention.
The text by congressman Reginaldo Lopes says that the duration of normal work cannot exceed 8 hours a day and 36 hours a week, with compensation for working hours and a reduction in working hours permitted, through an agreement or collective work convention.
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Next steps
After the admissibility analysis at the CCJ — a stage in which deputies assess whether the proposal respects constitutional limits — the text will go to a special committee, responsible for discussing the merits of the change. Only after this phase can the PEC be taken to the Chamber plenary, where it will need the support of at least 308 deputies in two rounds of voting.
The discussion about the end of the 6×1 scale has mobilized trade unions and parliamentarians from the government base, while facing resistance from business sectors, which warn of possible impacts on costs and productivity. The advancement of the proposal occurs at a time when Congress leaders seek to position themselves in debates with strong social repercussions, on the eve of the 2026 electoral cycle.
