Politics · Brazil · 2 hrs ago
Flávio Bolsonaro avoids workweek proposal at rally as Senate voting begins
Senators began voting on a proposal to end Brazil’s 6x1 work schedule on Wednesday.
The proposal would cut the working week from 44 hours to 40, with two paid rest days each week and no reduction in wages.
Presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro did not address the proposal at a campaign rally in Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul.
He had said the day before that he would vote in favour, while the proposal is also a campaign issue for his opponent, President Lula.
Flávio’s allies say he may seek a different model if elected, under which workers could choose contracts with two weekly days off but would not be paid for those days.
The Senate was expected to vote on the proposal in two rounds that evening, but the outcome was not stated.
Flávio Bolsonaro held a campaign rally in Porto Alegre on Wednesday without publicly addressing a Senate proposal to end the six-day workweek.
The Senate began voting on the proposal late that afternoon, and senators were expected to vote on it in two rounds that night.
Flávio had said on Tuesday that he would support the proposal, a campaign issue associated with his opponent, President Lula.
The proposal would reduce the workweek from 44 hours to 40 hours and guarantee workers two paid rest days each week, without reducing salaries.
Flávio’s allies have said he could propose a different model, allowing workers to choose hourly pay and unpaid days off.
- Who
- Flávio Bolsonaro, a senator and presidential candidate for the PL, and senators voting on the proposal.
- What
- Flávio did not address the proposal to end the six-day workweek at a rally as Senate voting began. He had said the previous day that he would support it.
- When
- Wednesday, October 14, 2026; the Senate vote began late in the afternoon.
- Where
- Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Why
- The article says the proposal is a campaign issue associated with his opponent, President Lula. Flávio’s allies have acknowledged he may seek a change to the proposal.
Supporters of the six-day workweek proposal
PL allies proposing an hourly-pay alternative
Proposal
Supporters of the six-day workweek proposal
The Senate measure would reduce weekly hours from 44 to 40 and guarantee two paid rest days without cutting salaries.
PL allies proposing an hourly-pay alternative
PL leader Sóstenes Cavalcante said the party’s idea would be a 2027 proposal for hourly pay, under which workers could choose two days off but would not be paid for days not worked.
Flávio said he would vote in favor of the proposal to end the six-day workweek.
The Senate began voting on the proposal.
Flávio held a rally in central Porto Alegre without mentioning the proposal.
The Senate was expected to approve the proposal in two rounds of voting.
- Current weekly hours
- 44 hours
- Proposed weekly hours
- 40 hours, starting 14 months after promulgation
- Weekly rest
- Two paid days, one preferably on Sunday
- Alternative proposal
- PL leader Sóstenes Cavalcante said the party’s hourly-pay proposal could be approved in 2027
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