{"id":13565,"date":"2026-10-15T13:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/?p=13565"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:25:40","slug":"brazilian-senate-ends-6x1-schedule-approves-40-hour-workweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/brazilian-senate-ends-6x1-schedule-approves-40-hour-workweek-15102026\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Senate Ends 6\u00d71 Schedule, Approves 40-Hour Workweek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Brazilian Senate approved Wednesday the end of the 6\u00d71 work schedule, a constitutional reform that shortens the workweek from 44 to 40 hours and adds a second weekly rest day without cutting wages.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amendment cleared the Senate five months after the Chamber of Deputies passed it in a historic vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED:<\/em><\/strong> Brazil\u2019s Lula Announces MEI 12.6 Billion Reais Debt Relief<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The measure, Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) 221\/2019<\/a>, received 75 votes in favor and one against in both rounds<\/strong>, well above the 49 votes required among the Senate\u2019s 81 members. The only vote against, in both rounds, came from Senator Hamilton Mour\u00e3o of the Republican party<\/strong>. Senators Rog\u00e9rio Marinho, Sergio Moro, M\u00e1rcio Bittar and Ciro Nogueira were absent from the first round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vote was made possible after senators approved a special calendar to speed up the process, at the request of government leader in the chamber Teresa Leit\u00e3o, of the Workers\u2019 Party (PT), with the backing of Senate President Davi Alcolumbre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal had already cleared the Deputy chamber in a landmark session five months earlier. Its path through the Senate took longer than government allies wanted, and labor leaders kept up public pressure for a vote before the campaign\u2019s final stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The approval is seen as a political victory for President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, coming 11 days before the October 25 presidential runoff<\/strong>, in which he faces Senator Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gradual Transition Planned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The amendment provides for a phased implementation. Two months after it is promulgated, the maximum workweek will fall to 42 hours and workers will receive two paid rest days<\/strong>. After another 12 months, the limit will drop to 40 hours a week, with one of the two rest days preferably on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The text states that the reduction in working time will not lower salaries and preserves the possibility of collective agreements to regulate specific situations.<\/strong> Unions estimate that about 22 million workers will be benefit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ending the 6\u00d71 schedule is one of the main demands of Brazilian workers and unions,<\/strong> who argue that shorter hours improve quality of life, expand rest time, favor family life and help prevent physical and mental exhaustion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politics Before Runoff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The debate was marked by differences between the governing coalition and the opposition, in an electoral context in which the measure has broad public support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro changed his position this week and announced he would vote in favor of the initiative, after consistently opposing it.<\/strong> He had previously called the discussion opportunistic and defended an alternative proposal based on pay per hour worked. The report does not include any comment from Bolsonaro on the final vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe fought, debated and pressed to make sure Congress voted this year to end 6\u00d71. But the voice of the people was the voice that guided me so that, together, we could get more time to rest, spend with our children and be with those we love<\/em>,\u201d Presiden Lula said in his first reaction on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the vote, members of the progressive bloc were seen chanting Lula\u2019s name in recognition of his leadership on the issue. The approval allows Lula\u2019s government to showcase a commitment to more rest time and better working conditions in a campaign marked by a dispute over social rights and the future of Brazil\u2019s labor market.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amendment still needs to be promulgated to be effective. Once promulgated, the law will set a 40-hour limit spread across five days, with two days off and no loss of salary.<\/strong> Companies will get a gradual transition, giving employers time to reorganize shifts without cutting staff pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Laura V. Mor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Agencies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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