Politics · Brazil · 7 hrs ago
Flávio Bolsonaro backs hourly pay as alternative to ending 6x1 schedule
Flávio Bolsonaro and allied lawmakers back pay based on hours worked as an alternative to a proposal to end the 6x1 work schedule.
Under hourly pay, workers’ pay is calculated according to the hours they work.
The system is common in the United States.
The alternative is being discussed in Brazil as lawmakers consider changing the 6x1 schedule.
The proposal to end that schedule is expected to face its first Senate vote this week.
The vote will be an initial step in the Senate’s consideration of the proposal.
Flávio Bolsonaro and his parliamentary allies have advocated payment by hours worked.
They present hourly pay as an alternative to a constitutional amendment proposal to end the 6x1 work schedule.
The hourly-payment system is common in the United States, according to the article.
The proposal to end the 6x1 schedule was expected to receive a first-round vote in the Senate later that week.
- Who
- Flávio Bolsonaro and his parliamentary allies.
- What
- They have advocated payment by hours worked as an alternative to ending the 6x1 schedule.
- When
- The article was published on October 13, 2026; a Senate vote was expected later that week.
- Where
- The Senate; the article says hourly payment is common in the United States.
- Why
- They have defended hourly pay as an alternative to the proposal to end the 6x1 schedule.
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- Published
- October 13, 2026
- Advocates
- Flávio Bolsonaro and his parliamentary allies
- Alternative
- Payment by hours worked
- Expected vote
- First round in the Senate, later that week








