Brazil Enacts End of Six-Day Work Week
The measure guarantees two paid rest days and cuts the weekly limit from 44 to 40 hours without reducing pay, officials said.
- On Friday, Brazil's Congress promulgated Constitutional Amendment 141, ending the 6x1 work schedule and guaranteeing two paid rest days every week for formal-sector workers.
- Following the Chamber of Deputies' approval in May, the Brazilian Federal Senate passed the measure 75 to 1 on Wednesday, October 14. This overwhelming support reflected broad political consensus.
- Companies must adopt a five-day schedule about 60 days after publication, as the amendment lowers weekly working limits from 44 hours to 40 hours over a 14-month period without pay cuts.
- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attended the ceremony less than two weeks before the October 25 runoff, while opposition candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro backed the amendment despite prior resistance.
- Disputes remain over whether the 60-day implementation clock starts from promulgation or gazette publication. Allies of Bolsonaro have signaled intent to revisit the labor rules next year.
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Rio de Janeiro, Oct 16 (EFE).- The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, claimed democracy as a way to resolve political differences and guarantee social rights this Friday, during the promulgation of the constitutional amendment that reduces working hours in the country. In the event held in Congress, Lula defended [...] La entrada Lula claims democracy by celebrating the reduction of working hours in Brazil was first published in Hol…
The Brazilian Senate has approved a constitutional amendment that abolishes the 6x1 regime and reduces the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours without a pay cut. Under this regime, employees work six days on and one off, and after the change, they will receive two paid days off per week. The amendment was approved by 75 votes in favor and one against in both votes. The only senator who spoke out against the text was Hamilton Moran, a former vic…
The reform puts an end to working hours 6x1, giving employees two days off a week without reducing their salary. In practice, they will pass from 44 to 40 hours a week of work. Flávio Bolsonaro, who had called the “opportunist” project, ended up voting in favour of it.
The Brazilian president highlighted the social advance that means guaranteeing more rest time and personal well-being without affecting the remuneration of the labor force.
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