Alcolumbre confirms vote on the PEC ending the 6x1 shift scale before the 2nd round
Journalist graduated from the Catholic University of Brasília, works covering the National Congress and the Planalto Palace for Revista Oeste. Before, she was part of the newsrooms of Poder360, Correio Braziliense, Alô Brasília and Aqui DF. She was also an editor at TV Brasília.
TL;DR
- Senate President Davi Alcolumbre will bring the Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) to end the 6x1 work shift scale to a plenary vote.
- The government aims to vote on the PEC before the second round of the presidential election on October 25th.
- The move is intended to serve as a political advantage for President Lula da Silva's re-election campaign.
- The Senate's political landscape has shifted following recent elections, with right and center-right parties expected to hold a majority.
- The PEC will follow the full constitutional procedure, including five discussion sessions before the first round vote and three before the second.
- Government officials intend to highlight the opposition's stance on the proposal to gain electoral leverage.
- Senators will have the "free will" to vote according to their conscience on reducing the 6x1 shift, which affects millions of Brazilians.