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Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Approves Project to Reduce Working Hours to 40 Hours

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Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves project to reduce working hours to 40 hours

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Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves project to reduce working hours to 40 hours

The end of the 6x1 scale can mark an important phase in the transition from the working day of thousands of Brazilians to a new dynamic between employer and employee in Brazil.The Chamber of Deputies approved, on Wednesday, 27, the Proposal for Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) that reduces the working day of Brazilians to 40 hours per week.But, in addition to understanding the behavior of the current labour market, it is important to look bac…

The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil approved a constitutional amendment proposal that reduces the working day from 44 to 40 hours per week, without wage reduction and guaranteeing two days of weekly rest, one of them preferably on Sundays. Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, the initiative obtained 461 favorable votes and 19 against, so now it will be ...

The Brazilian legislators consolidated the project shortly before midnight after passing two mandatory voting shifts. The text of the reform now travels to the Senate for analysis, before starting its effective implementation 60 days after the presidential promulgation. The reform establishes the reduction of the general day from the current 44 hours to the 40 hours per week, setting a maximum limit of eight hours per day of work. The new regula…

Buenos Aires, 28 May (NA) — The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil approved Wednesday night in two shifts a constitutional amendment proposal that puts an end to the six-by-one work scale, that is, six days of work for one rest, distributed today Thursday the Brazilian press. In the second vote, shortly before midnight on Wednesday, the initiative obtained 461 favorable votes and 19 against, so now it will be sent to the Senate for analysis and the m…

Senator Sergio Moro (PL-PR) defended the PEC of “flexible hours” after the Chamber of Deputies approved, in two rounds, the proposal that gradually reduces the weekly working hours from 44 to 40 hours and establishes two days of paid rest. In an interview with Rádio Cultura this Thursday (29), in Foz do Iguaçu, Moro stated that the reduction of working hours without a salary cut creates an “unrealistic” promise and compared the measure to “givin…

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EFE broke the news on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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