The reduction of the weekly working journey to 40 hours in Brazil: a contemporary debate
| Autor | Roberta Dantas de Mello |
| Ocupação do Autor | MA in Employment law with PUC/, directed by Mauricio Godinho Delgado |
| Páginas | 1341-1355 |
Special Workshop: Democracy, Social Justice and Labor • 1341
The reduction of the weekly working
journey to 40 hours in Brazil
A contemporary debate
Roberta Dantas de Mello1
1. Introduction
Both in the developed countries and those on the margins of cap-
italism2, the claim for reducing the working journey is one of the historic
banners of working class struggles. However, it is reasonable to say that
in each historical period it acquires new forms.
In Brazil, the debate around reduction of the working journey
and its defense to hours weekly transcend the economicnancial
fundamentalsandoncerealizeditwillbeonemoreeectivemeansof
caring for the social appreciation of work and of human dignity (funda-
mentalrightsinherenttotheDemocraticruleoflawstate
Throughout the nation intellectuals from various elds of
knowledge openly defend the reduction of the working journey in Bra-
zilamongthoseDalRossoandRicardoAntunessociologistsMárcio
Pochamann (an economist), Valéria Marque Lobo (a historian) and Mau-
ricioGodinhoDelgadoajurist
IndeedinarecentbookbyMauricioGodinhoDelgadoConsti-
tuiçãodaRepúblicaeDireitosFundamentaisFederalConstitutionand
FundamentalRightsinthearticleDemocraciaCidadaniaeTrabalho
DemocracyCitizenshipandWorkthe juristclaims thatupon reect-
ing on work in the 21st century, one must refer to moderate work, di-
1
MA in Employment law with PUC/, directed by Mauricio Godinho Delgado. Research-
er with CAPES (2010-2012). A specialist in Employment law and Labor law. A specialist
in Constitutional procedural law. Lawyer. Professor of Employment law.
2
It is important to emphasize that Latin-American nations, although having suered a
disadvantage in time when compared to more developed capitalist countries, also fought
signicantly for the reduction of the yearly working journey during the decades follow-
ing the Second World War.
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