Senate Advances 6x1 Workweek Reform While Vorcaro Documents Fuel STF Conflict

Overview

• The Senate's Constitution and Justice Committee approved the PEC ending the 6x1 roster on Wednesday and sent the unchanged text to the plenary where two turn votes and at least 49 senators per turno are required for final passage.
• STF minister André Mendonça ordered the removal of secrecy from Police Federal files on September 1 that include message captures attributed to banker Daniel Vorcaro and contracts linking Vorcaro to Viviane Barci de Moraes with amounts reported up to about R$158 million.
• The Police Federal report contains view‑once messages and analytical caveats that limit reconstruction of some exchanges and flag varying confidence in inferences, leaving the evidentiary record incomplete for immediate legal conclusions.
• On September 3 Alexandre de Moraes formally asked STF president Edson Fachin to investigate Mendonça for possible impropriety, prompting Fachin to set deadlines for explanations and opening a process that involves the PGR and the PF.
• Political actors have reacted sharply — President Lula called for investigations 'without shielding,' opposition figures filed representations and impeachment threats, and Senate leaders continued to press the government's labor measure while weighing electoral costs and procedural options.