Brazil's 6x1 work week reform passed the lower house 461-19, but the Senate is slowing it down through committees — what it changes and what comes next.
BRAZIL · ECONOMY
Key Facts
—The bill: a constitutional amendment, PEC 221/2019, would end Brazil’s 6×1 work scale of six days on, one off.
—The change: it would cut the maximum week from 44 to 40 hours, with two days off, and no pay cut.
—The vote: the lower house passed it on May 27 by 461 to 19 across two rounds.
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