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A work-hours vote strengthens Alcolumbre’s bid to lead Brazil’s Senate again
Davi Alcolumbre’s bid to lead Brazil’s Senate again has gained momentum after a vote on work-hour rules.
The Senate president put forward a proposal to end the 6x1 schedule, under which workers work six days and rest one.
The vote put pressure on Rogério Marinho, a rival in the contest who is coordinating Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign.
Marinho had persuaded Bolsonaro to back an alternative plan, but online criticism helped push Bolsonaro to support ending the 6x1 schedule.
Alcolumbre has told allies he may review parts of the proposal if he is re-elected.
Marinho missed the vote while ill, and Senator Tereza Cristina is also seeking the Senate presidency.
The contest will shape political power in 2027.
A vote on a proposal to end Brazil’s six-day-on, one-day-off work schedule strengthened Senate President Davi Alcolumbre’s bid for re-election, UOL reported.
Alcolumbre put the proposal to a vote days before the Senate leadership election.
The move put pressure on Senator Rogério Marinho, a coordinator of Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign and Alcolumbre’s main rival in the leadership contest.
Bolsonaro changed his position and said he would support ending the 6x1 schedule.
The contest for control of the Senate is expected to shape political forces in 2027.
- Who
- Senate President Davi Alcolumbre and his rivals, including Rogério Marinho, are central to the story.
- What
- A vote on a proposal to end the 6x1 work schedule strengthened Alcolumbre’s bid to lead the Senate again.
- When
- Days before the Senate leadership election; the article was published on October 15, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil’s Federal Senate.
- Why
- The vote affected negotiations and political support in the contest for Senate leadership.
Davi Alcolumbre
Rogério Marinho and Flávio Bolsonaro
Work-hours proposal
Davi Alcolumbre
Alcolumbre put a proposal to end the 6x1 schedule to a vote, strengthening his position in leadership negotiations.
Rogério Marinho and Flávio Bolsonaro
Marinho persuaded Bolsonaro to support an alternative proposal; Bolsonaro later said he would support ending the 6x1 schedule.
Senate leadership
Davi Alcolumbre
Alcolumbre is seeking re-election as Senate president.
Rogério Marinho and Flávio Bolsonaro
Marinho is Alcolumbre’s main rival in the campaign for the Senate presidency.
The PL gained strength in the Senate, while Alcolumbre’s political group in Amapá lost gubernatorial and Senate elections.
Alcolumbre put the proposal to end the 6x1 work schedule to a vote.
Bolsonaro announced that he had changed position and would support ending the 6x1 schedule.
The Senate leadership contest is expected to shape the balance of political forces.
- Senate president
- Davi Alcolumbre
- Work schedule
- 6x1: six workdays followed by one day off
- Main rival
- Rogério Marinho
- Alternative proposal
- A parallel regime based on hours worked
- Political contest
- The Senate leadership outcome will shape political forces in 2027