CNI: 46% of companies would reduce investments with the end of the 6×1 scale

About half of Brazilian industries say they may review their investment and expansion plans if the end of the 6×1 work schedule is approved. The conclusion is in a report by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), which reveals a scenario of growing concern about costs in the production sector.

According to the survey, 46% of companies declared that they should not maintain their current investment decisions if there is a reduction in working hours. The companies also indicated that, in this scenario, they would be more likely to abandon expansion projects due to increased operating costs.

The CNI survey also reveals that 97% of industries would be affected by a possible reduction in working hours. The data highlights the extent of the impact that the measure could have on the sector, reaching practically all the companies analyzed.

Marcelo Azevedo, Economic Analysis Manager at CNI, highlighted that the pressure on industrial costs is not new.

"It's a point that has been affecting the industry a lot, the issue of costs for a long time", he stated. According to him, factors such as the cost of energy, petroleum products and packaging have been weighing on the sector for some time, aggravated by the Brazilian logistics system, which depends heavily on road freight.

Interest and labor aggravate the scenario
Azevedo also pointed out other factors that should put even more pressure on costs in 2026. "The tax cost itself, the financial cost itself due to the interest rate and the labor cost itself, which has been rising quite significantly", he listed.

For the specialist, all of these pressures directly compromise the profitability and profitability of companies. "It's pressure on companies' ability to maintain their cash flow, which has been putting a lot of pressure on for some time," he concluded.

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Source: CNN