Government members chanted “Lula, Lula” and sang the samba “Vou Festejar” at the end of the votes; proposal is one of Lula’s main banners in his re-election campaign
Deputies from left-wing parties and allies of the government celebrated on the night of Wednesday (May 27, 2026) the Chamber of the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution that changes the work schedule from 6 x 1 to 5 x 2 and reduces the weekly working day from 44 hours to 40 hours. The text goes to the Senate for analysis.
At the end of voting in the 1st round, deputies even chanted “olê, olê, olê, olá, Lula, Lula”. Some celebrated at the top of the plenary, next to the Table. After the end of the session, with voting in the 2nd round concluded, a group of congressmen sang and danced the samba in the center of the plenary. “I’m going to celebrate”famous in the voice of singer Beth Carvalho.
The end of the 6 x 1 scale was embraced by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) as one of the main measures to be presented as an asset in his re-election campaign. The president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), also started to defend the measure.
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Deputies celebrated the approval of the PEC at the end of the 6 x 1 scale while the president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), in the center, announced the result of the vote in the 1st round
In the discussion phase of the PEC at the end of the 6
Unionists and worker representatives followed the vote on the PEC on the end of the 6 X 1 scale in the Chamber’s plenary gallery
Deputies from left-wing parties sang the samba in the plenary “I’m going to celebrate”famously voiced by singer Beth Carvalho, to celebrate the approval of the PEC that ends the 6 X 1 work schedule
