Politics · Brazil · 4 hrs ago
Brazil Supreme Court review of 6x1 work schedule is moved to in-person hearing
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino defended his order on changes to the country’s 6x1 work schedule, which has six workdays followed by one day off.
Justice Luiz Fux halted the court’s virtual review and sent the case to an in-person hearing, whose date has not been set.
Dino said special work arrangements would require collective agreements involving unions, not individual deals between workers and employers.
The order keeps the transition to a 5x2 schedule starting December 16, with a maximum 42-hour week and two paid rest days.
The maximum is due to fall to 40 hours in December 2027.
Lawmakers’ offices objected to changes in rules for scheduling days off, arguing that Dino’s order altered limits set by Congress.
The order remains in force until the Supreme Court reviews it in person, and the justices will cast their votes again.
Justice Luiz Fux halted the Supreme Federal Court’s virtual review of Justice Flávio Dino’s ruling on the transition away from the 6x1 work schedule.
The case will be heard in person by the court, but no date has been set.
Dino’s injunction keeps the transition start date at December 16 and sets out changes to working hours and rest days.
The legal offices of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate have asked the court not to uphold parts of Dino’s changes to the transition rules.
Dino says the ruling allows only collective bargaining, with unions’ participation, for specific work arrangements.
- Who
- Justice Luiz Fux halted the review; Justice Flávio Dino issued the ruling under review.
- What
- The Supreme Federal Court’s review of Dino’s injunction on the transition away from the 6x1 schedule was moved from a virtual proceeding to an in-person hearing.
- When
- Saturday, November 14, 2026.
- Where
- The Supreme Federal Court in Brazil.
- Why
- Fux requested that the case be highlighted for an in-person hearing. The legal offices of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate dispute parts of Dino’s changes to the transition rules.
Legal offices of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Flávio Dino
Limits on compensatory rest days
Legal offices of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate
The two legislative chambers say lawmakers expressly set weekly and monthly limits to ensure workers receive regular rest, and that a court ruling cannot remove them.
Flávio Dino
Dino says his ruling addresses legal gaps and contradictions and allows collective bargaining, with mandatory union participation, for specific situations.
The legal offices of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate asked the Supreme Court not to uphold parts of Dino’s changes to the transition rules.
Fux requested that the virtual review be halted and moved to an in-person hearing.
The court’s review was interrupted after four justices had voted to uphold Dino’s ruling; those votes must be presented again.
- In-person hearing
- Date not set
- Transition begins
- December 16, 2026
- Initial weekly maximum
- Reduced from 44 to 42 hours
- Rest days
- Two paid days off under the transition
- Final weekly maximum
- 40 hours from December 2027
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Após críticas, Dino defende decisão sobre 6x1: "Texto perfeito não existe"
Fim da escala 6x1: Fux pede destaque e leva decisão de Dino a julgamento presencial no STF
Fux interrompe julgamento virtual da escala 6x1 e manda caso para plenário do STF
What people are saying
Text perfect does not exist, in the Legislative, in the Judiciary or anywhere else.
It does NOT impose exceptions nor authorize INDIVIDUAL negotiation. It provides for the POSSIBILITY of COLLECTIVE negotiation, with the mandatory participation of the UNION, for specific situations.