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After Promulgation, Lula Says the End of 6x1 Makes 'Worker Live More'

The Brazilian National Congress approved the PEC that reduces the weekly workday without reducing wages, at a ceremony with the presence of President Lula da Silva. The measure, which guarantees two days of paid rest per week, was celebrated by the president as a conquest for the workers.

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The president and candidate for re-election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), celebrated the promulgation of the proposed constitutional amendment that puts an end to the 6x1 scale, but said that if his opponent Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) is elected, the 6x1 scale regime can return. The speech took place during a walk held in Juiz de Fora (MG), in the region of the Mata Mineira Zone, at the beginning of the afternoon of Friday (16). Read more "We are …

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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President Lula welcomed the solemnity of promulgation Congress of the proposal for a constitutional amendment (PEC) that puts an end to the massacred 6×1 scale of work, stating that the date of October 16, 2026 is a historic day for Brazilian workers. Today is a day that shows that it is worth [...] The post Lula: the end of the 6×1 scale is a conquest that was born in the streets and in the voice of millions of Brazilians.

End of work scale 6x1 will ensure a series of advances and impact the lives of nearly 15 million workers

New constitutional rule provides 5x2 scale, with two weekly breaks, for all workers in Brazil within two months; understood new amendment

The Brazilian National Congress approved the PEC that reduces the weekly workday without reducing wages, at a ceremony with the presence of President Lula da Silva. The measure, which guarantees two days of paid rest per week, was celebrated by the president as a conquest for the workers.

·Portugal
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Folha de S.Paulo broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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