Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies approved the constitutional amendment on May 27 to end the 6x1 work scale and cut the maximum weekly workweek from 44 to 40 hours while preserving pay.
- The PEC remains stalled because Senate President Davi Alcolumbre has not issued the formal dispatch that would send the text to the Constitution and Justice Committee or name a rapporteur.
- A meeting between Alcolumbre, union leaders, government senators and authors of the proposal and a non‑decisional Senate debate are scheduled for Wednesday, July 1 to begin public discussion without guaranteeing committee referral.
- The delay reflects political tension between President Lula and Alcolumbre and contrasts with the rapid CCJ referral of an alternative hourly‑work PEC, which critics say shows agenda control matters for which proposals move first.
- If the Senate does not advance the PEC before the congressional recess that starts July 18 the measure will likely be postponed to the second half of 2026, reducing the chance of final approval this year and leaving workers and employers to wait through a 14‑month transition plan that aims to preserve salaries and guarantee two paid rest days per week.