Politics · Brazil · 6 hrs ago
Brazil’s farm caucus seeks exceptions to new 40-hour workweek
Brazil’s new law cuts the workweek from 44 to 40 hours and ends the 6-day workweek.
The Agricultural Parliamentary Front, a group of lawmakers representing the farm sector, is seeking exceptions for some agricultural jobs.
Its president, Pedro Lupion, says the changes could affect food production, especially meatpacking and dairy.
The group has asked government ministries how the rules will apply to sectors it considers essential.
Lupion says a constitutional amendment could create exceptions, but he thinks it is unlikely to pass.
The government says a complementary bill could set special rules for categories not covered by the law.
The government’s approach to those rules remains to be clarified.
Brazil’s farm caucus is seeking exceptions to a new law that cuts the workweek from 44 to 40 hours and ends the 6x1 work schedule.
The caucus says the changes could disrupt essential parts of food production, including meatpacking and the dairy chain.
Its president, Pedro Lupion, said a constitutional amendment is one possible route but is unlikely to pass.
The government says a complementary bill could set specific rules for categories not covered by the law.
- Who
- The Parliamentary Front for Agriculture, led by federal deputy Pedro Lupion, is seeking exceptions.
- What
- It wants different rules for agricultural sectors under the new 40-hour workweek and the end of the 6x1 schedule.
- When
- The caucus discussed the issue at its weekly meeting on Tuesday. The article was published on November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Brasília, Brazil.
- Why
- The caucus says the changes could affect essential food-production sectors, including meatpacking and dairy.
Brazil’s farm caucus
Brazilian government
Route to exceptions
Brazil’s farm caucus
The caucus says a constitutional amendment may be needed to make substantial changes to the law.
Brazilian government
The government says a complementary bill would be sufficient to set specific rules for categories not covered by the law.
Scope of impact
Brazil’s farm caucus
The caucus says the new rules could have a major impact on meatpacking and the dairy chain.
Brazilian government
The government’s position on the specific impact on those sectors is not stated.
The law ending the 6x1 schedule and reducing the workweek was promulgated, according to the article.
The farm caucus discussed the changes at its weekly meeting and said it was seeking clarification from the government.
Estadão published its report on the caucus’s push for exceptions.
- New weekly limit
- 40 hours, down from 44
- Work schedule
- The law ends the 6x1 schedule
- Sectors cited
- Meatpacking and the dairy chain
- Farm caucus president
- Pedro Lupion
- Government proposal
- A complementary bill could set specific rules for uncovered categories
1 source
What people are saying
There are some essential activities that will have a very large impact on food production, especially the meatpacking sector and the dairy chain.
We are seeking the possible alternatives.
A complementary bill would be sufficient to establish specific rules for categories not covered by the text promulgated in October.