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The Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) of the Lower House approved the admissibility of two constitutional amendment proposals (PECs) that aim to reduce the workweek in Brazil. In practice, the proposals would eliminate the six-days-on, one-day-off (6x1) schedule. Yesterday, presidential pr...

The House may vote today on the admissibility of two PECs on the 6x1 work schedule, the STF will review cases challenging the "minimum subsistence level", and today is the deadline for the subsidy for imported diesel

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 22 Apr 2026

Today, the Lower House’s Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJC) is expected to vote on Congressman Paulo Azi’s (União-BA) favorable opinion regarding the admissibility of two constitutional amendment proposals (PECs) addressing the 6-day workweek (6x1 schedule). On today’s agenda at the Suprem...

Legislative-Supreme Court crisis escalates and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 20 Apr 2026

This will be a lighter week due to the Tuesday holiday (Tiradentes Day). President Lula is on an official trip to Europe. A vote is scheduled for Wednesday on the admissibility of constitutional amendments addressing the end of the 6x1 work schedule at the Lower House Constitution and Justice Com...

Lula criticized the 20% tax on international purchases of up to US$50, the rapporteur of the PEC on the Central Bank’s autonomy submitted a new proposal, and next week is expected to be quiet due to the holiday (4/21)

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 17 Apr 2026

This week, President Lula criticized the so-called “shein tax,” calling it unnecessary. The government had implemented a 20% tax on international purchases of up to US$50. Yesterday, the rapporteur of the constitutional amendment proposal (PEC) on the Central Bank’s budgetary, administrative, and...

The vote on the 6x1 proposal was postponed to next week, Justice Mendes requested that the PGR investigate Senator Vieira for abuse of authority, and Justice Moraes ordered an investigation into Senator Flávio Bolsonaro

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 16 Apr 2026

The rapporteur of the proposal to eliminate the 6x1 work schedule (PEC 221/19), Congressman Paulo Azi (União-BA), presented a favorable opinion on the admissibility of the measure before the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJC) of the House. As a request for further review was filed, the vot...

The government announced a decree requiring transparency in the gross profit margins of fuel distributors, it is also expected to introduce measures to curb household debt, and the Organized Crime CPI rejected its report

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 15 Apr 2026

Yesterday, the government announced a decree requiring transparency in the gross profit margins of fuel distributors. The measure aims to enable weekly monitoring of prices, preventing companies from absorbing subsidies and ensuring that fuel price reductions reach consumers. The Minister of Labo...

José Guimarães is the new Minister of Institutional Relations, Lula said he will submit a bill this week abolishing the 6x1 work schedule, and two new presidential polls are set to be released today

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 14 Apr 2026

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has appointed Congressman José Guimarães as Minister of the Secretariat of Institutional Relations. He replaces Gleisi Hoffmann, who will return to her seat in the Lower House. Regarding the end of the 6x1 work schedule, Lula stated yesterday that he intends to...

Could the Presidential Election be decided in the first round and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 13 Apr 2026

Three presidential polling surveys will be released this week (CNT/MDA, Futura, and Genial/Quaest). Representative Paulo Azi (União-BA), rapporteur of the proposal to end the 6x1 work schedule, will present his opinion on Wednesday (15) before the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJC) of the ...

The new Minister of the Secretariat for Institutional Relations will be sworn in tomorrow, Paulo Azi will submit his report regarding the 6x1 work schedule bill, and the House will decide who will fill the seat on the TCU

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 13 Apr 2026

On Tuesday, Congressman José Guimarães (PT-CE) will be sworn in as Minister of the Secretariat for Institutional Relations. As a result, Congressman Paulo Pimenta (PT-RS) is expected to take over as the government’s leader in the Lower House. On Wednesday (April 15), Congressman Paulo Azi (União-...

Jorge Messia’s nomination to the STF will be read in the Senate next week, the next joint session of Congress should be held on April 30, and the House will decide on the new member of the TCU next week

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 10 Apr 2026

The rapporteur for the nomination of Jorge Messias to the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Senator Weverton Rocha (PDT-MA), announced that he will formally read the nomination next week, on April 15. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for April 29, with a plenary vote expected on the same day. Sen...

Congress may vote on the presidential veto on the sentencing framework, the proposal on Central Bank autonomy may be put to a vote next week, and Dario Durigan discussed potential support for indebted rural producers

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 09 Apr 2026

The President of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), signaled yesterday that he intends to put to a vote the presidential veto on the sentencing framework bill related to those involved in the January 8, 2023, attacks. He also stated that he plans to convene a joint session “as soon as possib...

The proposal on the 6x1 work schedule is expected to be put to a vote by the end of May, the House may vote on the proposal regarding the SUAS, and Durigan presented a program aimed at addressing household debt

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 08 Apr 2026

Yesterday, the President of the Lower House, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), reaffirmed that the proposal to eliminate the 6x1 work schedule (PEC 221/19) is expected to be voted on the floor by the end of May. Today, the Lower House may vote on Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) 383/17, which ...

The government announced a new set of measures to curb rising fuel prices, an MP should establish a subsidy of R$850 per ton of imported LPG, and a decree was issued to eliminate PIS/Cofins taxes on aviation fuel

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 07 Apr 2026

The federal government announced yesterday a new set of measures to curb rising fuel prices driven by the war in Iran. The main initiative is the establishment of a diesel subsidy, applicable to both imported fuel and domestically produced output. To mitigate the impact on vulnerable households, ...

Rejection weighs more heavily on Lula and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 06 Apr 2026

President Lula may sign a provisional measure on diesel subsidies, along with support measures for the aviation sector. The government may also submit a proposal to Congress to end the 6x1 work schedule. With the nomination of Jorge Messias to the Supreme Federal Court, the government is resuming...

Lula is expected to issue a subsidy for imported diesel, the Executive Office may submit a bill on the 6x1 work schedule, and the Organized Crime CPI may hear from Galipolo and Campos Neto

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 06 Apr 2026

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) is expected this week to issue a provisional measure creating a subsidy for imported diesel in an effort to mitigate price increases amid the conflict between the United States and Iran. The Executive Branch may also send Congress a bill proposing the elim...