Overview
- Senate President Davi Alcolumbre set three semipresential plenary discussion sessions for Oct. 6–8 to begin debate on the constitutional amendment that would end the 6×1 rota.
- The PEC would cut the constitutional maximum weekly workweek from 44 to 40 hours, limit daily shifts to eight hours, guarantee two paid weekly rest days and bar salary cuts while providing a phased transition.
- The text cleared the Senate Constitution and Justice Commission in early September after relator Omar Aziz rejected 36 amendments and kept the Chamber’s version intact.
- Final approval requires three‑fifths of senators—49 of 81—in two separate votes and can be accelerated only if leaders approve a procedural waiver to shorten mandated discussion intervals.
- The scheduling is politically charged: the government and President Lula hailed it as a priority and an electoral asset, while opposition senators and business groups press for alternative, more flexible labor rules and warn of economic impacts.