Facade of Fiesp headquarters, in São Paulo. Disclosure: Fiesp/Everton Amaro The Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp), together with confederations from different economic sectors, released this Tuesday (9) an open letter with more than a hundred signatures in support of the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) 12/2026. "Ladies senators and gentlemen senators, vote for the modernization of work. Vote for PEC 12, flexible work, and let Brazilians choose their own path", says the manifesto. PEC 12, presented as an alternative to the proposal that foresees the end of the 6x1 scale, proposes that workers can choose between the traditional Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) regime and a flexible model, based on hours worked. According to the document, the proposal would allow workers to adjust their working hours according to personal and professional needs, maintaining CLT rights, such as 13th salary, vacation, FGTS and prior notice. Now on g1 In addition to Fiesp, the following confederations also sign the manifesto: Confederation of Commercial and Business Associations of Brazil (CACB) National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA) National Confederation of Commerce (CNC) National Confederation of Industry (CNI) National Transport Confederation (CNT) Among the other signatories, there are also associations, federations, employers' unions and other business entities. Understand what the end of the 6x1 scale is See the letter in full A letter to Brazil that wakes up early Life doesn't work out the same way every day. There are months when the movement booms and the worker manages to get a good commission. There are months when things get tight and you have to run around looking for extra money to make ends meet. There are days when the son gets sick, and it is necessary to leave early to take the father to the doctor or to see the daughter perform at school. Those who are in the fight know: real life doesn't fit into a closed box. Today, the Federal Senate analyzes PEC 12, on Flexible Work. More than an amendment to the Constitution, it is the chance to finally put the decision in the hands of those who move this country: you, Brazilian workers. Do you want to work fewer hours a day to study or take care of your children? You can. Do you want to work more in December, when the movement is up, to enter the year without debt? It works too. And all this with guaranteed CLT rights, such as 13th salary, vacation, 1/3 of vacation, FGTS, advance notice, etc. It's the best of both worlds: the protection of the CLT with the benefit of deciding about your own life. But there is another proposal on the ballot that wants to do exactly the opposite: impose the same fixed scale for everyone, as if the real Brazil worked in "one size fits all". The waiter, who lives off the additional service fee, doesn't want a law that takes away his best days at work. The seller, who counts on the commission, needs time to sell, not mandatory time off. The Individual Microentrepreneur (MEI), who has only one employee, will be without him for another day a week. All this rigidity increases the cost of products and services and, in the end, the Brazilian worker is the one who pays the bill: in the price of lunch boxes, in supermarket purchases, in bus fares, in the cost of the condominium... Therefore, the undersigned, who represent more than 40 million jobs, almost 90% of Brazilian GDP, billions of reais in investments, exports, and who are present in every corner of Brazil, ask: Ladies and Gentlemen Senators, vote for the modernization of work. Vote for PEC 12, Flexible Work, and let Brazilians choose their own path.