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The headquarters of the Supremo Tribunal Federal, on Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasília, in 2021.

Brazilian industry and retail ask the Supreme Court to delay the end of the 6x1 work schedule

The joint session of the Congresso Nacional that enacted the end of the 6x1 shift pattern, in Brasília, on 16 October 2026, with Davi Alcolumbre, Hugo Motta, President Lula and lawmakers Paulo Paim and Carlos Veras at the table.

Video: Brazil's Congress enacts the end of the six-day work week, with a 40-hour cap arriving in 14 months

The floor of the Senado Federal in Brasília, in a file photograph from September 2014.

Brazil's Senate votes 75-1 in both rounds to abolish the 6x1 work schedule

Senator Rogério Carvalho reads his report at a Senate Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) meeting on ending the six-day workweek, in Brasília, on October 8, 2025

Bill to end the 6x1 shift reaches the Senate and Alcolumbre decides it will go through the committees