On Labor Day, Lula government ministers called for societal mobilization to pressure Congress to vote on ending the 6x1 schedule. Rallies in São Paulo and Rio gathered workers, unions, and politicians advocating for a 40-hour weekly cap. Chamber president Hugo Motta sped up proceedings by scheduling extra sessions.
In Labor Day rallies on May 1 in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government relied on worker pressure to pass the end of the 6x1 schedule, which mandates six workdays per week. Labor Minister Luiz Marinho stated in São Bernardo do Campo: "A manifestação da sociedade é muito importante nesse processo, porque o Congresso nós conhecemos [...] é preciso que a sociedade entre em campo".
Marinho and Minister Guilherme Boulos expect the schedule's end in 2026, with Boulos noting the urgency regime in Lula's bill that blocks Congress's agenda until July. The proposal sets a 40-hour weekly maximum and two rest days without pay cuts. CUT president Sergio Nobre urged a vote by May.
Chamber president Hugo Motta scheduled deliberative sessions from Monday to Friday the week of May 4-8, hastening the ten-session emendments deadline for the 6x1 PEC, approved by the CCJ on April 22. The special commission began work on April 29. Força Sindical events featured speeches by Fernando Haddad, Simone Tebet, and Marina Silva, who dismissed economic harm.
Rallies took place at Palácio dos Trabalhadores, Praça Roosevelt, and Copacabana, highlighting women's burdens. A right-wing event on Avenida Paulista had low turnout and avoided the workweek issue.
