Brazil's Senate sets a first-round vote on PEC 221/2019 to end the 6x1 work scale

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Brazil's Senate sets a first-round vote on PEC 221/2019 to end the 6x1 work scale

9 October 2026

Senate President Davi Alcolumbre scheduled the first-round vote on PEC 221/2019 in the Senate plenary for Wednesday.
The proposal, already approved by the Câmara dos Deputados, reduces the working week to 40 hours without any cut in pay.
It is under discussion in the Senate plenary, with sessions held on 6, 7 and 8 October.
The rapporteur, Senator Omar Aziz of the PSD from Amazonas, rejected all 36 amendments filed up to that point.
Under Senate rules a proposed constitutional amendment needs five discussion sessions before the first-round vote and three more before the second-round vote.
Senators may still file amendments in the plenary.

Proposal: PEC 221/2019 Working week after change: 40 hours Amendments rejected by rapporteur: 36 Discussion sessions needed before first-round vote: 5

Why it matters for exams: It shows how a constitutional amendment moves through Brazil's two-chamber Congress and names the working-hours change at stake.

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9 October 2026 Source: Agência Senado

In plain words

PEC Proposta de Emenda à Constituição — A proposed amendment to Brazil's Constitution, which must pass two rounds of voting in each house of Congress.

6x1 scale six days of work followed by one day of rest — A shift pattern common in Brazilian retail and services that the amendment seeks to end.