Senate may vote on bill changing lower house text on outsourcing

In a statement made Thursday (Mar. 23), Eunício Oliveira, president of the Brazilian Senate, said senators will be allowed to bring forward an alternative to the bill regulating temporary work and the services provided by contractors. Oliveira was referring to complementary bill referred to as PLC 30/2015, an updated proposal also aimed at regulating outsourced work, currently under deliberation in the Senate.

The bill approved by the lower house on Wednesday (22) allows the outsourcing of services of any nature in a company. The approval came amid strong protests from trade union centers and members of the opposition, who tried to block the vote, to no avail.

Oliveira avoided saying whether or not he believes the bill from the lower house has gaps or whether it should be vetoed. He did stress, however, the Senate's role as a reviser, and that the upper house may update or complement the text under deliberation by the deputies by passing a new proposal being reviewed in the Senate.

The head of the Senate went on to say that the bill should be included in the agenda as soon as it reaches the Senate floor, and that which proposal should be vetoed is a decision for the president to make.

“It's natural that the other bill here should be approved, and that the president chooses what to approve and what to veto. It's not up to us,” he declared.

Translated by Fabrício Ferreira