A 6x1 Acabou. Mas Isso Ainda Não Terminou

Senate Approval of the 6x1 Schedule Proposal

The video argues that the Senate’s approval of ending the 6x1 work schedule does not resolve a separate debate over who controls workers’ schedules and employment terms.

PEC 221/2019 passed the Senate by 75 votes to one. Flávio Bolsonaro voted in favor in both rounds, despite previously promoting what he called a “better alternative.” Because it is a constitutional amendment, the measure does not require presidential approval. It would take effect in stages:

• Two months after promulgation, the weekly work-hour limit would fall to 42 hours.
• A year later, the limit would fall to 40 hours.
• The proposal also provides for two weekly rest days and rules for compensating Sunday work.

How PEC 12/2026 Differs

The presenter distinguishes PEC 221/2019 from PEC 12/2026, introduced by Senator Rogério Marinho and signed by Flávio Bolsonaro. PEC 12 would allow workers to choose between the standard labor regime and a flexible arrangement based on hours worked.

Its key provision would give individual employment contracts precedence over collective agreements on the compensation and reduction of working hours. It could also tie benefits such as vacation and the 13th-month salary to hours worked.

Under current rules, collective agreements generally take precedence when they conflict with individual contracts, although some arrangements can already be made individually. Part-time work also already exists under labor law. The presenter argues that PEC 12’s main change is therefore not simply allowing people to work fewer hours, but shifting bargaining power from unions and collective agreements to individual contracts.

Concerns and Current Status

The presenter’s concern is that employees often have less negotiating power when they are being hired, making an individual contract a potentially weaker safeguard than a category-wide agreement.

PEC 12 would not itself reinstate the 6x1 schedule or remove the existing weekly-hour ceiling. The presenter emphasizes that the two proposals address different questions and could coexist.

Marinho also tried to add similar provisions to the 6x1 measure through amendments, but those amendments were rejected. PEC 12 remains under consideration in the Constitution and Justice Committee and may not advance. The video frames the issue as politically significant and urges viewers to distinguish between the two proposals.

Presenter: Filipe Boni