The proposal advocating an end to the 6x1 scale always had an opposing argument: the claim that workers should be paid for hours worked and can "negotiate" directly with their employer about their working hours.
This is the central proposal of the so-called Flexibility PEC, presented by Senator and campaign coordinator for Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential campaign, Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), as an alternative to ending the 6x1 scale. According to the leader of the PL in the Chamber of Deputies, Sóstenes Cavalcante (RJ), this is the proposal that presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro should defend even if the PEC to end the 6x1 scale is approved. "In our mindset, we will never change the concept, the best relationship is worked hour, received hour," he said to G1.He said.Sóstenes told G1.
Critics of the Flexibility PEC have included the original author of the most recent proposal to end the 6x1 scale, Federal Deputy Érika Hilton.PEC 8/2025.) – They have dubbed the project "modern slavery" and the "Slavery PEC."(The project was) called "modern slavery" and the "Slavery PEC."
The text provided is incomplete, so here is the translation based on what was given: "The article:"is currently stalled in the Senate, but its progression could be resumed if Flávio is elected.This is how.The Public Agency (Agência Pública) confirmed this.At least 10 senators have direct descendants who were slave owners or profited from slavery, out of the 40 who voted in favor of the PEC (Constitutional Amendment Proposal) for flexibility in May.The proposal, which flexibilizes working hours and wages,is currently on hold in the Senate, but its progress may be resumed if Flávio is elected.
This is the conclusion.Case: The text provided is too short to offer a meaningful translation without context. A "case" in Portuguese can refer to various things, from a legal case to a medical condition, a technology case, etc. To provide an accurate translation, more context is necessary.From the ancestors of Senator Rogério Marinho, more specifically his seventh great-grandfather, Captain-mor Bento Freire, who lived in Rio Grande do Norte between 1727 and 1803. According to documents analyzed byPublic (Noun)He was a captain, a plantation owner, and a wealthy landholder, and is said to have used the labor of enslaved people.
The journalist sought out the politician to clarify findings about his genealogical tree and the relationship of his ancestor to slavery, as we have done with all authorities cited in theProject SlaveholdersThe senator did not respond by the time the special issue was published, in November 2024.
Senator Jayme Campos, however, is part of one of the most powerful and traditional families in Mato Grosso's politics. His fifth grandfather, Antonio José Pinto de Figueiredo, was a field master (a military rank equivalent to today's colonel) in Cuiabá.
And according to documents, he owned a large farm, consisting of 83 slaves.
In 2008, over two centuries later, 15 workers reported degrading working conditions at the Santa Amália farm in Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, owned by Jayme Campos. Following the complaints, the senator signed a Term of Conduct Adjustment with the Labor Ministry at the time to provide worker's contracts, ensure adequate accommodation, offer potable water, and allow paid rest, among other measures.
Campos denied the irregularities, stating that he was suffering from political persecution and that he agreed to sign the TAC because “he had nothing to fear.” We reached out to the politician at the time of the publication of theSpecial Report: (O texto restante não foi fornecido, portanto, a tradução acima é a única resposta.)He did not respond, but he did not answer.
The story repeats itself with nine other senators.
Scale 6x1: See the list of senators who supported the PEC of Flexibility and have ancestors linked to slavery.
- Efraim Filho (UNIÃO-PB)
- The senator is a descendant of Manoel De Araújo Pereira II. Records indicate that he owned enslaved people in Santa Luzia, Paraíba, between 1858 and 1888.
- Tereza Cristina (PP-MS)
- The senator's great-grandfather was Antonio Côrrea da Costa I, born in 1782 and died in 1854 in Mato Grosso. According to records, he inherited the Bom Jardim plantation from his father and later acquired the Glória plantation in 1805. In 1821, he became the second president of the Province of Mato Grosso and later a deputy. He produced corn, rice, beans, sugar, and brandy on his plantations and also owned 8,000 head of cattle, 10 houses in Cuiabá, and 194 enslaved people.
- Marcos Pontes (PL-SP)
- The senator's sixth grandfather was Alferes Joaquim da Silveira Leite, born in 1758 in the interior of São Paulo state and died in 1823. A subaltern officer in the militia corps, he was a plantation owner, specializing in sugar and brandy production. According to records, the alferes owned approximately 10 enslaved people.
- Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI)
- The senator's great-grandfather is Simplício de Sousa Mendes, a former governor of Piauí for four terms, born in 1823 and died in 1892, and his fifth grandfather is Lieutenant Colonel Antônio de Sousa Mendes, born in 1793 and died in 1871, both in Piauí. According to a 1853 publication of the O Constitucional newspaper.O ConstitucionalAntonio is said to have had enslaved people.
- Carlos Portinho (PL-RJ)
- The senator's great-great-grandfather was Colonel Hilário Teixeira de Mello, son of Teodoro Teixeira de Mello. The colonel was born in 1860, with no known date of death. According to documents, his father, Teodoro, left an inventory dated 1867, recording that he had 17 enslaved people.
- Carlos Viana (PODE-MG)
- The senator's great-great-grandparents are Maria Rosa de Nazaré and Antonio Rodrigues Vianna. According to documents, they were residents of Vila de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira do Termo de São José del Rei, in Minas Gerais, and had six enslaved people.
- Marcos do Val (PODE-ES)
- The senator's great-great-grandfather was Matheus Gomes do Val, born in 1806 and died in 1890, residing in the Fluminense Paraíba Valley. According to documents, he was the owner of the Cachoeira Alegria farm and purchased enslaved people.
- Jayme Campos (UNIÃO-MT)
- Senator Jayme Campos has Antonio José Pinto de Figueiredo, born in 1735 and deceased in 1795, as his fifth grandfather. He was from the village of São Faustino do Peso da Régua, in the Diocese of Porto, Portugal. He served as a field master, an officer who led regiments or thirds, equivalent to the current rank of colonel. According to records and inventory, he may have had at least 83 enslaved people.
- Luís Heinze (PP-RS)
- The senator's great-great-grandfather was Captain Carl Clemens Kersting, from Germany, born in 1815, with an unknown date of death. According to records, he also had enslaved individuals.
These details were discovered in the investigation of thePublicProject SlaveholdersProject Slaveholders
Read the projecthere.
