Brazil plans to shorten working hours, and the government has explicitly stated that it will not provide compensation to businesses.

Brazil's Minister of Labor and Employment, Lus Marinho, recently stated that if Congress pushes forward with a reform proposal to shorten the weekly work hours, the government will not provide financial compensation to businesses. Marinho said during a meeting with service industry representatives in So Paulo, "Regarding work hours, I believe that any form of economic compensation is inappropriate." Currently, the Brazilian Congress is considering a constitutional amendment that proposes to reduce the maximum weekly work hours from 44 to 36, eliminate the "6x1" work system, while keeping wage levels unchanged.