Mourão is the only senator to vote against the end of the 6x1 shift
Jair Bolsonaro's former vice president rejected the proposal approved by 75 votes to one, calling the measure a vote-catcher and avoiding criticism of the change of position...
TL;DR
- Senator Hamilton Mourão was the sole vote against the PEC 221/2019, which abolishes the 6x1 work shift.
- The proposal passed the Senate with 75 votes in favor and only one against, across two voting rounds.
- Mourão characterized the initiative as a 'vote-catcher' and questioned its timing prior to the presidential election runoff.
- The PEC gradually reduces the maximum work week from 44 to 40 hours, guarantees two days of paid rest, and prevents salary reductions.
- Flávio Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate and ally of Mourão, changed his position to support the measure.
- The PEC's approval occurred shortly before the second round of the presidential election, where ending the 6x1 shift was a key proposal of President Lula's campaign.