Scale 6×1: Planalto contradicts Motta and says the government is still evaluating its own project

The Palácio do Planalto denies that it has given up on sending its own bill to deal with the end of the 6×1 scale, contradicting the president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), who said this Tuesday that the government would not send the text that extinguishes the working hours model in which the worker works six consecutive days a week, with just one day of rest.

According to the Minister of the Social Communication Secretariat, Sidônio Palmeira, the government continues to analyze a text to send to the Chamber. According to members of the government, the decision on sending the PL has not yet been taken and will be discussed internally in the coming days.

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Earlier, Hugo Motta stated that the government had given up on sending the project, citing the guidance of the government leader in the Chamber, José Guimarães (PT-CE):

— According to the government leader (deputy José Guimarães), the government will no longer send the bill urgently, thus agreeing on the understanding already made and determined by this presidency that we will analyze the matter through a draft amendment to the constitution — he said.

If the government sends a bill to the Chamber, which could happen in the next few days, it guarantees faster processing. If it is filed urgently, the Chamber and the Federal Senate are obliged to analyze the text and lock the voting agenda. Hugo Motta, however, has been advocating that the issue be addressed via the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC).

The proposal being analyzed in the Chamber is a PEC authored by congresswoman Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP), which provides for a reduction in working hours and the end of the 6×1 model. The text has been processed by the CCJ since last year and is still in the initial analysis phase, in which parliamentarians evaluate the constitutionality of the measure before moving on to the merits. Today, the CC held a public hearing to discuss the working hours model in which the worker works six consecutive days a week, with just one day of rest.

According to Motta, the admissibility of this proposal should be voted on next week. Then, the topic goes to a special committee.