Overview

• Governor Elmano de Freitas signed a decree on Oct. 14 moving Ceará’s observance for state public servants to Monday, Oct. 27, with publication slated for the state’s official gazette the same day.
• The state confirmed uninterrupted operation of essential services, including water supply, police and fire forces, forensic services, hospitals, Hemoce posts, and SAMU 192.
• At the federal level, Portaria MGI nº 9783/2024 set Oct. 27 as a ponto facultativo for federal public servants, and states such as São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Roraima, and Rondônia also adopted Oct. 27.
• Goiás kept Oct. 28 as a state holiday, making it a paid feriado rather than a discretionary day off.
• Mato Grosso do Sul moved the ponto facultativo observance to Nov. 1, highlighting the patchwork of state calendars and the legal distinction between a mandatory feriado and an employer-dependent ponto facultativo.