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Politics · Labor✓ 6 outlets · start date and transition rules not detailed in the sources

Senate approves end of the 6x1 schedule 10 days before the runoff

The text provides two days off a week and is read as a political victory for Lula; the sources have no consolidated response from the opposition yet.

The Senate on Thursday (15) approved the proposed constitutional amendment (PEC) that ends the 6x1 schedule, the arrangement in which a worker spends six days on the job for one day of rest. According to G1, the text guarantees workers two days off a week. The approval was also reported by Blog do BG, by Argentina’s La Nación and by international agencies, and it comes 11 days before the runoff vote, set for October 25.

The political reading was immediate. The BBC, cited by G1 and by Folha de S.Paulo, highlights that the international press treats the outcome as a victory and an electoral boost for President Lula (PT), a candidate for reelection, who made the issue a banner. An English-language report spoke of a shorter work week as a win for the president ahead of the runoff. The regional newspaper from Minas Gerais also published how each senator from Minas Gerais voted, a sign that the issue is likely to be raised in the states.

On the economic side, Folha spoke to business owners who say they understand the change but add that, under the previous arrangement, the math ‘no longer added up’. One of them, the owner of a small business, said he had been splitting six employees across the schedule for three years. Another text in the paper recalls that countries that cut or capped working hours faced fears of lower productivity and, in general, managed to avoid that loss, according to the published analysis. G1 gathered accounts from single mothers, who describe the change as time given back to the family.

What remains unknown: the sources consulted do not detail when the rule takes effect, or whether there is an adjustment period for sectors such as retail and services. There are also no official figures, as of this edition’s close, on the impact on jobs or costs. Until the text is promulgated and regulated, the practical effect for workers depends on those rules. Here, the reading that the measure ‘is already in force’ is not confirmed.

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By the numbers
2days off a week provided in the text, according to G1
11days between the approval and the October 25 runoff
6outlets reporting the approval in this edition’s survey
Word of the day
6x1 scheduleLabor

An arrangement in which people work six days and take one off, common in retail and services.

Elections · Polls✓ 4 outlets · methodologies and margins not detailed

Datafolha gives Flávio 47% to 45%; Quaest also sees a technical tie

A Datafolha poll released on Thursday (15) shows, ten days before the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) with 47% of voting intentions and Lula (PT) with 45%, according to G1 and Valor Econômico. G1 and Google News group that poll with the one from the Quaest institute and describe both as a technical tie, meaning the gap is within the margin of error. An international agency also reported that Flávio’s lead over Lula has narrowed. In the same survey, Folha and G1 report that 46% of respondents reject Lula and 44% reject Flávio. Folha estimates that either one’s victory depends on about 1.2 million votes and on two debates; the calculation is the paper’s, not a polling institute’s. The rejection figures indicate that neither has much room to grow. The sources consulted give neither the margin of error nor the fieldwork dates, so the reading should be cautious.

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Justice · Finance✓ 2 outlets · testimony still without a conclusion from the PF

PF hears Vorcaro and former BRB president in the Banco Master case

The Federal Police (PF) on Thursday (15) heard the owner of Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro, and Paulo Henrique Costa, former president of BRB, in an inquiry into Master, according to G1 and Google News. Folha reports that Vorcaro said in his testimony that BRB’s reputation crisis was caused by the PF operation against Master.

The statement is the witness’s version, merely relayed by Folha, and has not been confirmed by another outlet or by the PF. Folha also published messages extracted from Vorcaro’s phone by the PF that would show a close relationship with the singer Gusttavo Lima; this rests on a single source, and its content was not verified by this edition. The inquiry remains open, and the sources point to no new steps or dates.

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Security · Rio de Janeiro✓ 3 outlets · accusations are the PF’s, no defense in the sources

Canella, arrested by the PF, allegedly dealt with traffickers, investigation says

Márcio Canella, a former state deputy and former mayor of Belford Roxo, was arrested in a PF operation and had been the second most-voted state deputy in Rio de Janeiro in the elections, according to G1 and Google News. G1 also reports that, according to the PF, a military police officer negotiated with traffickers, in Canella’s name, the removal of barricades in exchange for fewer police operations.

The thesis is the investigation’s, not a court decision; the sources do not carry the defense’s position. In another case of the day, in the Senate: Alcolumbre pulled the Public Security PEC from the agenda, according to CNN Brasil and Google News, without saying when it returns to the floor. Lula also promised to send Congress a zero fare PEC for weekends (G1).

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Economy · Markets✓ 2 to 3 outlets per item · fiscal effects not estimated

MEI, Petrobras and IMF: Thursday’s economic agenda

The Senate approved a bill that raises the MEI (individual microentrepreneur) revenue limit and forgives the debts of defaulters; the text goes to Lula for sanction, according to G1 and Folha. The sources do not give the new ceiling or the fiscal cost. On the stock market, Petrobras reached R$ 800 billion in market value at Thursday’s B3 close, a record, with shares up as much as 110% in 2026, according to G1 and Google News.

The IMF forecasts that Brazil will return to the group of the world’s eight largest economies in 2027 (G1, Google News). On economic policy, Folha reports that the Finance Ministry is studying sending Congress, after the runoff, a PEC to change the tax reform, extending the IPI and covering a delay in the Selective Tax; this is a single source. Folha also says Adolfo Sachsida would be Jair Bolsonaro’s favorite for the Finance Ministry in a possible Flávio government, also a single source. Casas Bahia struck a deal with unions to pay R$ 7,500 to about 4,300 laid-off workers, more than R$ 33 million in total (G1, Folha).

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In brief
  • Zero fareLula says he will send a PEC for zero fare on weekends on public transit, with money from amendments (G1, Google News).
  • Lula on GloboThe president gave an interview to Globo in the runoff; G1 and Valor published a check of what was fact or fake.
  • GloboGrupo Globo announced the departure of director Frederic Kachar and reinforced its editorial independence (G1, Valor, Google News).
  • AnhangabaúTarcísio said the Anhangabaú tunnel should have been closed during the rain (G1, Folha).
  • Casas BahiaThe R$ 7,500-per-worker deal involves about 4,300 workers (Folha).
  • Data centersInvestors are dumping data-center bonds over doubts about AI revenue (Folha, single source).
  • Hacker attackInsurers may not cover French supermarkets’ losses after a digital attack (Folha, single source).
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Unverified — what we could not confirm

The 6x1 schedule has already ended and applies from today. Not confirmed. G1 and other outlets report approval in the Senate; no source consulted gives a start date or regulation.
Flávio Bolsonaro has opened a clear lead over Lula. Datafolha gives 47% to 45%, and G1 describes Datafolha and Quaest as a technical tie. A clear lead is not supported.
Vorcaro proved that the PF caused the BRB crisis. That is his version in testimony, relayed by Folha. There is no confirmation from the PF or another outlet.
Glossary · dotted words — economics, law, security and science terms explained in the context of the story. The list grows every day.
INSIDESenate approves end of the 6x1 schedule 10 days before the runoffPolitics · LaborDatafolha gives Flávio 47% to 45%; Quaest also sees a technical tieElections · PollsPF hears Vorcaro and former BRB president in the Banco Master caseJustice · FinanceCanella, arrested by the PF, allegedly dealt with traffickers, investigation saysSecurity · Rio de JaneiroMEI, Petrobras and IMF: Thursday’s economic agendaEconomy · Markets