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Senate President Sets Vote on Ending 6x1 Work Schedule for October 14

The Lula government is racing to shorten Senate procedures so a constitutional change cutting the workweek to 40 hours can be voted before the presidential runoff on October 25.

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Senado votará PEC do fim da escala de trabalho 6x1 na semana que vem.
Davi Alcolumbre escolhe data para votar fim da escala 6x1
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Overview

  • Davi Alcolumbre put the PEC on the Senate agenda for sessions on October 13–15 and scheduled the first-turn vote for Wednesday, October 14.
  • The proposed amendment would cut the statutory workweek from 44 to 40 hours, guarantee two paid weekly rest days with one preferably on Sunday, and phase in changes to 42 hours after two months and 40 hours after one year while excluding some high‑paid university‑educated workers.
  • Senate rules require five plenary debate sessions before a first-turn vote and three‑fifths support (49 of 81 senators) in each turn; normally there is a five business‑day interstice and three more sessions before the second turn.
  • The government is collecting signatures for a special calendar and seeking to use a quebra de interstício to shorten delays while opposition allies of Flávio Bolsonaro plan quorum‑avoidance and amendment tactics to slow or block passage.
  • The text already passed the Chamber and the Senate CCJ so a Senate approval before October 25 would complete the upper‑house stage and carry clear electoral weight for Lula while delivering two paid days off to many workers if enacted.