The federal government published this Thursday (28) the calendar of national holidays and optional points for 2024. The list, provided by the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services, includes 18 dates, 10 of which are national holidays and eight optional points.
Additionally, four holidays will fall on weekends.
This program is aimed at the public service of bodies and entities of the direct, autonomous and fundamental federal public administration.
However, the list can also be followed throughout the national territory, without affecting the provision of essential public services.
Fewer holidays could boost the GDP
During the ministerial meeting at the Palácio do Planalto, held on November 10, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mentioned the various long holidays in 2023.
He established a relationship between the number of holidays and the growth of Brazil’s gross domestic product (GDP).
“There have been an exaggeratedly many long holidays this year. Next year holidays will fall more on Saturdays, which means that GDP will grow a little more, because people will be a little more active in the world of work,” Lula predicted.
Recently, earlier this month, the president made Black Awareness Day, November 20, a national holiday. The date pays homage to the death of Zumbi dos Palmares, an important black leader.
Before that, it was already considered a holiday in six states:
- Mato Grosso
- Rio de Janeiro
- Alagoas
- Amazon
- Amapa
- St. Paul
And in more than 1,200 cities, mandated by municipal and state laws.
Holidays and Optional Points in 2024
Check the list of holidays:
1 January, Universal Brotherhood (national holiday) – Monday;
March 29, Passion of Christ (national holiday) – Friday;
April 21, Tiradentes (national holiday) – Sunday;
May 1, World Labor Day (national holiday) – Wednesday;
September 7, Brazilian Independence (national holiday) – Saturday;
October 12, Nossa Senhora Aparecida (national holiday) – Saturday;
2 November, All Souls’ Day (national holiday) – Saturday;
15 November, Proclamation of the Republic (national holiday) – Friday;
November 20, National Zombie and Black Consciousness Day (national holiday) – Wednesday;
December 25, Christmas (national holiday) – Wednesday.
See the list of optional stitches:
12 February, Carnival (optional) – Monday;
February 13, Carnival (optional) – Tuesday;
14 February, Ash Wednesday (optional until 2pm): Wednesday;
May 30, Corpus Domini (optional point) Thursday;
May 31st (optional) – Friday;
28 October, Federal Public Employees’ Day (optional);
December 24, Christmas Eve (optional point after 2pm) – Tuesday;
December 31, New Year’s Eve (optional point after 2pm) – Tuesday.
Economic impact of holidays
The National Confederation of Commerce in Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC) points out that holidays on working days benefit certain sectors of the economy, such as tourism.
However, they can cause losses to the business, due to declines in business and increases in operating costs, such as paying workers overtime.
The entity expects that, in 2024, with more working days, business losses due to holidays will be slightly lower than in 2023.
The CNC estimates that, on average, each weekday public holiday generated a loss of R$3.22 billion for national retail during 2023.
On this basis, for next year, it is estimated that the sector’s losses due to national holidays will amount to R$27.92 billion, or 4% less than those recorded in 2023, when they reached R$28.99 billion of R$, according to CNC projections.
The president of the CNC, José Roberto Tadros, defends balance.
“Our tourism-related segments benefit from this calendar, which is very positive. But economic segments such as retail trade are recording losses with closed shops and less public movement, for example. The validity of this investigation is to shed light on the scenario and guide the best decisions,” she concludes.
2024-01-07 15:00:35
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