A CCJ (Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee) of the Chamber of Deputies postponed the analysis of the two PECs (Proposed Amendments to the Constitution) on the 6×1 Scale which are being processed in the House today, following a request for a collective review this Wednesday (15).
The suspension of the study of the texts was suggested by federal deputies Lucas Redecker (PSD-RS) e Bia Kicis (PL-DF), shortly after the rapporteur, the deputy Paulo Azi (União-BA), gave a favorable opinion to both projects.
Although the CCJ only analyzes proposals from deputies Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG) e Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) about the end of the 6×1 scale, to reduce the current working day.
Understand the main points of each proposal presented:
- PEC by congresswoman Erika Hilton: proposes replacing the 6×1 scale with 4×3, with workers having three days off. In addition, the text also provides for a 36-hour working week;
- PEC by congressman Reginaldo Lopes: provides for the reduction of weekly working hours to 36 hours, progressively and over ten years from application;
- Government PL: reduces working hours to 40 hours per week, with two days off per week (preferably on Saturdays and Sundays) and without any type of reduction in pay.
If the deputies’ proposals are approved by the CCJ, the president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), has already stated that a special commission will be created to debate the topic before sending it to the House plenary. During the conduct of this commission, the points for and against the proposals presented will be discussed, before writing a final text.
However, the proposal sent by the Lula government could change the logic of voting in Congress, given the urgency regime, with the risk of freezing the House’s agenda.
Another factor that differentiates the PECs presented by parliamentarians from the bill proposed by the government is the requirement for approval: the PECs require three-fifths of the votes, while the PL requires only a simple majority.
*Under the supervision of João Ker
