The Senate's Social Affairs Committee approved, on September 4, the Complementary Law Project requires the presence of a lawyer in any labor claims, as well as, in these specific causes, the judgment will condemn the unsuccessful party, including the public farm, the payment of succumbency fees to the winning party prosecutor.

PLC 33/2013, amending article 791 of the consolidation of labor laws, currently establishes that the presence of lawyer is optional. In this way, employees and employers can personally treat labor legal issues. Although difficult to practical application, current legislation also provides that the monitoring of the processes can be done by the parties.

According to the text approved in the Commission, the Party shall be represented in labor lawsuits by legally qualified lawyer, by the Public Ministry of Labor or by the Union's Public Defender. However, as described by the proposal, in the event that the complainant has legal to postulate concerned, could attend justice without a representative.