The Federal Supreme Court (STF) validated this Wednesday (6) Constitutional Amendment No. 19, of 1998, a rule that made the single legal regime for public servants more flexible and allowed hiring through the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) .
The case had been in progress for 24 years and reached the Court through actions filed by PT, PDT, PC do B and PSB, parties that opposed then-president Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
The parties argued that the amendment did not follow the correct legislative process in Congress, being modified in the Senate and not returning for deliberation in the Chamber.
In today’s session, the ministers finalized the judgment and understood that the amendment is constitutional and the changes caused are valid for future hiring, with no effect on current employees.
The original text of the 1988 Constitution obliged the federal government, states and municipalities to create a single legal regime for their employees, who could only be hired under the statutory modality. The regime should be applied to local authorities, direct public administration and foundations.
