Overview
- Labor Minister Luiz Marinho said 2026 could be favorable for Congress to advance a cut to the workweek and eliminate the 6x1 schedule if workers mobilize.
- He argued the economy is mature enough to sustain the changes and called a 40-hour cap and the end of 6x1 fully feasible.
- A Chamber subcommittee approved a gradual reduction from 44 to 40 hours per week but rejected ending the six-days-on, one-day-off system.
- The Senate’s Constitution and Justice Committee backed ending 6x1 and cutting the limit to 36 hours with no pay reduction, sending the matter to the full Senate in 2026.
- Marinho said collective bargaining between unions and employers can safeguard round-the-clock services under any new rules.