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Brazil Moves to End 6x1 Work Scale, Cut Week to 40 Hours

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Brazil · Labor Key Facts —The reform: A constitutional amendment would end the 6×1 schedule and cut the workweek from 44 to 40 hours, with two rest days. —No pay cut: The government and Congress agreed the reduction will carry no reduction in workers’ wages. —Vote calendar: A special committee is set to vote the […] The post Brazil Moves to End 6×1 Work Scale, Cut Week to 40 Hours appeared first on The Rio Times.

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The political agreement between the government and deputies eliminates the work scale 6x1, reduces the weekly hourly burden to 40 hours in a year and responds to a historic demand from workers

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·Brazil
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Senators of the government base assess that the proposed amendment to the Constitution (PEC) of the end of the 6x1 scale has concrete chances of approval in the Federal Senate this year. Behind the scenes, parliamentarians heard by the West say that the government already works with the prospect of advancing the text in the Upper House, especially because of the popular pressure on the subject and the proximity of the 2026 elections. The politic…

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The sector of bars and restaurants j expected the government's proposal for the end of the 6x1 scale. But this does not mean that it was satisfied with the couture agreement between President Lula (PT) and the President of the C mara of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB). Read more (05/25/2026)

·São Paulo, Brazil
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The transitional rule for reducing the working hours of the current 44 hours to 40 hours per week should be one year, according to agreement sewn up by the leadership of the House and by the federal government and announced on Monday (25). The text of the Proposal for Amendment in Constitution (PEC) in the Chamber's proceedings will provide for a first two-hour reduction, from 44 to 42 hours per week, in 60 days after the promulgation of the Con…

·Quadra, Brazil
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CNN Brasil broke the news in Brazil on Monday, May 25, 2026.
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