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Commerce Groups Launch Campaign to Delay Senate Vote Ending Brazil’s 6x1 Work Schedule

They say a fast constitutional change could raise costs, cut jobs and push inflation as senators prepare rapid committee and plenary votes.

Comerciários alertam para risco de se aprovar uma medida como essa às vésperas da eleição sem consenso.
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Overview

  • On Saturday Aug. 29, the National Confederation of Commerce and 34 affiliated federations and unions launched a national campaign urging the Senate to postpone a constitutional vote that would end the 6x1 work schedule.
  • The 6x1 system, commonly used in retail, services and tourism, lets workers work six days and rest one day and the CNC says more than 90% of the tertiary-sector workforce currently works under that regime.
  • The CNC argues that a compulsory end to 6x1 would sharply raise operating costs for many firms, risk higher consumer prices, reduce formal jobs and increase informal work in an already fragile economy with high interest rates and tight credit.
  • Senate momentum has accelerated: Senator Omar Aziz delivered his report to the Constitution and Justice Committee and the text is expected to face CCJ and plenary votes within days, which the sector says creates an urgent need for technical study and negotiated solutions.
  • The confederation proposes using sectoral and regional collective agreements and technical analysis to change work rules and warns that concurrent votes — including a separate Chamber measure on the so‑called 'taxa das blusinhas' scheduled for Aug. 31 — would compound pressure on small retailers and jobs.