The House approved the Public Security PEC, the CCJ should hold public hearings on reducing working hours and ending the 6x1 work schedule, and the Senate approved the Mercosur-EU trade agreement

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 05 Mar 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The plenary of the Lower House concluded the vote on the Public Security Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) submitted by the Executive Branch. The text now moves to the Senate. Yesterday morning, the Lower House Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) approved a request by Congressman Paulo Azi (UNIÃO-BA), rapporteur of PECs 8/2025 and 221/2019 reducing working hours and ending the six-days-on, one-day-off (6x1) work schedule, to hold a series of public hearings. The Senate yesterday unanimously approved the Interim Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. The text provides for tariff reductions on 91% of products imported by Mercosur and 95% of products imported by the EU.

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