This Tuesday (June 30, 2026) workers took to the streets of 15 States and the Federal District at the end of the 6
The Chamber of Deputies on May 27th at 221 of 2019, which changes the scale from 6 X 1 to 5 X 2 and gradually reduces the weekly working hours from 44 hours to 40 hours. The text awaits analysis by the Senate.
O Poder360 was at the event in Brasília, in Lúcio Costa square. The demonstration, however, only had around 200 people, according to a count from this digital newspaper.
Watch the video of the act in Brasília (1min47s):
“This act represents the pressure of the popular movement to end the 6 x 1 scale. There is life beyond work”said Agnelo Queiroz (PT), former governor of Brasília, during the event. He called the country’s elite “slave”.
“It’s not possible that workers don’t have more time. This project is about time and people’s health. So they can rest and spend time with their family”stated pre-candidate for the government of Brasília for the PT. He asked that Alcolumbre put the PEC that ends the 6 x 1 vote in the Senate.
CUT (Central Única dos Trabalhadores), Frentes Brasil Popular and Povo Sem Medo, Forum of Centrals and the VAT (Life Beyond Work) movement promoted the mobilizations across the country.
In addition to Brasília, 15 states had acts:
- Alagoas;
- Bahia;
- Ceará;
- Holy Spirit;
- Minas Gerais;
- Mato Grosso;
- Mato Grosso do Sul;
- Paraíba;
- Pernambuco;
- Paraná;
- Rio de Janeiro;
- Rio Grande do Norte;
- Rio Grande do Sul;
- Santa Catarina and
- São Paulo.
See images:
Acts for the end of 6 X 1 in Brazil
When calling for the events, the president of the CUT, Sérgio Nobre, stated that workers need to take to the streets and use social media to pressure the Federal Senate to approve the proposal.
According to Nobre, the acts are a positive factor in putting pressure on senators, as on Wednesday (Jul 1, 2026) there will be a public hearing in the Upper House on the end of the 6 There is no official attendance count.
On Wednesday (Jul 1), presidents of trade unions with the president of the Federal Senate, (União Brasil-AP), to address the topic.
The president of Força Sindical, Miguel Torres, told the Poder360 that workers’ representatives will ask Alcolumbre for the Senate to approve the same text that passed in the Chamber of Deputies regarding the end of the 6 X 1 scale.
