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Brazil Sets PEC-and-Law Track to End 6x1 and Reduce Weekly Hours

The plan sets up a late‑May vote under a government push for a 40‑hour cap without pay cuts.

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Deputadas do PSOL propõem redução de 15% na jornada de mães para além do fim da escala 6×1.
O Presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, e o ministro do Trabalho, Luiz Marinho.
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Overview

  • Relator Léo Prates, speaking in Wednesday’s hearing, said the core rule will go into a constitutional amendment and sector specifics and transition will go into a separate bill, with his report due May 20 and a committee vote on May 26.
  • Labor minister Luiz Marinho backed an immediate 40‑hour weekly ceiling with two days off and no wage cuts, and urged the Chamber to move the government’s urgent bill even as House leaders keep the PEC as the main vehicle.
  • Finance vice minister Rogério Ceron rejected compensating companies for shorter hours but said the government can study sector‑by‑sector transition steps and offer targeted credit lines.
  • Prates said two weekly rest days will be guaranteed yet he is still weighing whether they must be consecutive, and the committee will hear Dario Durigan on May 12, Guilherme Boulos on May 13, and business groups on May 18.
  • Chamber president Hugo Motta forecast broad support and a possible May floor vote, and a PSOL amendment under debate would give mothers a further 15% cut in hours with no pay loss.