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There is no consensus that the path to improving the Brazilian port system lies in new legislation and the full revocation of the previous law, 12.815 of 2013 (Alexsander Ferraz/AT)

A public hearing of the special committee of the Chamber of Deputies analyzing Bill (PL) 733/2025, which revises the Legal Framework of the sector, held this Wednesday (26), showed that employers and workers remain far from reaching a consensus.

The Federação Nacional das Operações Portuárias (Fenop), which represents business entities, reiterated its support for the labor agreement concluded with the national federations of Conferentes e Consertadores de Carga e Descarga, Vigias Portuários, Trabalhadores de Bloco, Arrumadores e Amarradores de Navios, nas Atividades Portuárias (Fenccovib), Estivadores (FNE), and Portuários (FNP). The proposal is an alternative to the labor chapter of the bill, which eliminates the exclusivity of port casual workers (TPAs).

The substitute agreement, endorsed by the Ministério de Portos e Aeroportos (MPor), is criticized by part of the unions representing casual workers.

The president of Fenop, Sérgio Aquino, argues that the substitute preserves rights already acquired by registered and listed casual port workers and proposes compensation for those who wish to retire.

In addition, he explained that the proposed rules for hiring workers to replace the existing exclusivity regime are more aligned with global labor practices guided by International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 37.

“Entities request that the committee adopt the text, that the principles be preserved — especially the two topics widely debated, which are the compensation amounts and the hiring rules. We need to meet the demands of the international market”, Aquino emphasized.

The president of the Associação Brasileira dos Terminais Portuários (ABTP), Jesualdo Conceição, states that exclusivity does not exist anywhere in the world. “We do not want to eliminate port casual workers, but we need to meet the demands of the international market and the opportunities presented to Brazil. Therefore, the changes proposed in PL 733/2025 to various points of port legislation are necessary.”

The executive director of the Associação Brasileira dos Terminais de Contêineres (Abratec), Caio Morel, stated that exclusivity creates a problem for terminals. “It does not work. You want to select ten to fifteen workers, you can’t, and you keep a R\$ 60,000 machine idle. We support Fenop’s work.”

Rapporteur seeks “understanding” and avoids taking a position on the matter 
The rapporteur of the bill in the committee, federal deputy Arthur Maia (União–BA), avoided anticipating a position on the topic. “We must guarantee rights, which does not necessarily mean keeping things as they are. My idea is to seek an alternative that can serve Brazil. For a right to be valid, it must be universal. May we minimize points of controversy and reach the greatest possible understanding.”

A critic of the bill, federal deputy Leônidas Cristino (PDT–CE), stated that the project has a “flaw in its origin.” He said it is necessary to “find a path that improves the Brazilian port system” and that “port efficiency does not necessarily depend on legislation, but if Law 12.815/2013 were being observed, we wouldn’t even be discussing anything here.”

Meanwhile, the executive director of the Associação Brasileira das Entidades Portuárias e Hidroviárias (Abeph), Gilmara Timóteo, said she noted a pattern among some of the world’s main ports. “The port authority exercises strategic regulatory command, operators hire and manage their teams directly, and unions negotiate, but they do not hold control over scheduling.”

At next Wednesday’s public hearing, starting at 2:30 p.m., the topics debated by the special committee will be dredging and pilotage.

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