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Senate Considers Ending Brazil’s 6x1 as Government Names 17 Occupations Needing Special Rules

The list forces negotiation over special schedules, signaling likely legal challenges and higher costs for businesses

Senate President Schedules July 1 Meeting That Could Unlock Vote on Ending Brazil's 6×1 Workweek

Chamber Approves PEC 221 to End 6x1 and Cut Workweek to 40 Hours

Chamber Sends 6x1 Ban and Cut to 40‑Hour Workweek to Senate

Chamber Committee Approves PEC to End 6×1 and Cut Workweek to 40 Hours

Brazil’s Chamber Marks 200 Years With Brasília Road Race as Speaker Sets Late‑May Workweek Vote

Brazil Moves to a 40-Hour Workweek, Ending the 6x1 Schedule

Bas Signals Caution on Ditching Germany’s Eight-Hour Day as Draft Law Nears

Brazil Sets PEC-and-Law Track to End 6x1 and Reduce Weekly Hours

Mexico’s 40-Hour Week Advances, With Overtime Expanded and Rest Days Still Unsettled

Brazil’s Lower House Sets Up Special Panel on Ending 6x1 Workweek

Mexico Passes Secondary Labor Law to Phase In 40-Hour Week by 2030

Brazil’s Chamber CCJ Clears 6×1 End and Workweek Cut to Advance

Mexico's Deputies Approve 40-Hour Week Rollout

Mexico Advances 40-Hour Week as Brazil Fast-Tracks Five-Day Schedule

Mexican Senate Backs 40-Hour Week Law, Sends Bill to Deputies

Brazil's Lower House Sets May Target for Vote to End 6x1 Work Schedule

Brazil’s Lower House Weighs End to 6x1 Workweek as CCJ Takes Up Two Amendments

Brazil's 6×1 Workweek Overhaul Advances in Congress as Cost Warnings Mount

Brazil Weighs End of 6x1 Workweek as Government Backs 40-Hour, 5x2 Plan