PEC to End 6x1 Work Scale Moves to Senate Constitution Committee
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- Folha de S.Paulo
- Gazeta do Povo
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The Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) to end the 6x1 work scale has reached the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) of the Senate. The move follows a political rapprochement between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senate President Davi Alcolumbre. Senator Omar Aziz (PSD-AM) has been appointed as the rapporteur for the proposal. The government aims to vote on the measure during the first week of September, before the upcoming elections.
The proposal, which advanced through the Chamber of Deputies, suggests reducing the weekly work hours from 44 to 40 and guaranteeing two days of rest per week. If the Senate approves the text without changes, it can be promulgated more quickly; however, any alterations would require the bill to return to the Chamber of Deputies for further analysis.
Center-leaning coverage emphasizes the government's strategic installation of an ally as rapporteur to facilitate the process and highlights the political tension between Lula and Alcolumbre that previously stalled the agenda. In contrast, center-right coverage focuses on the procedural movement of the bill and the general political sensitivity of the timing relative to the 2026 elections.
How each side framed it
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- Framed the event as a strategic government victory resulting from institutional articulation and the installation of allies to ensure a swift vote.
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- Framed the event as a procedural step in the legislative process occurring amidst a political rapprochement between the President and the Senate President.
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