Will the shorter week become real rest without lost pay?

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   Week ending 2026-10-18
   Issue 07 · r1

   Brazil: what a second day off is worth

   The Senate has approved a shorter week. The next task is to turn that time into actual working schedules.

   Judgment : The Senate has approved a shorter week. The next task is to turn that time into actual working schedules.

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   Sources

   • Fim da escala de trabalho 6x1 é aprovado

     The official bulletin’s accompanying text confirms both Senate votes on 14 October.

   • Senado aprova fim da escala 6x1

     The updated report confirms both votes, wage protection and referral for promulgation.

   • Senado aprova fim da escala 6x1

     The official summary states two rest days without a pay cut and the promulgation stage.

   • Senado aprova PEC que acaba com a escala 6x1 e reduz jornada para 40 horas

     The brief written summary confirms the publication-based timetable, but its compressed exclusion wording does not distinguish the rest rights that remain.

   • PEC do fim da 6x1 pode ser votada nesta quarta, após quinta sessão de discussão

     The detailed account preserves high-paid graduates’ rest rights while describing an exemption from hours and timekeeping rules, with exceptions.

   • Notas Taquigráficas: 13ª reunião da Comissão de Constituição, Justiça e Cidadania

     The report read in committee specifies a monthly threshold of 2.5 times the RGPS ceiling and retained rest rights. Articles 6 and 10 use publication as their trigger.

   • PEC 221/2019: tramitação e votação de 14 de outubro de 2026

     The legislative record documents both 14 October approvals and says a promulgation session is to be convened.