The Senate approved the 6x1 proposal, the House approved an increase in the annual revenue threshold for MEIs, and both candidates confirmed they will attend the presidential debate on Sunday

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 15 Oct 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The Senate approved the end of the 6x1 work schedule yesterday. The proposal passed in two rounds of voting, both by the same margin: 75 votes in favor and only one against. Senator Hamilton Mourão cast the sole dissenting vote. The Lower House approved, by 461 votes to 4, an increase in the revenue threshold for classification as an Individual Microentrepreneur (MEI), as well as debt relief for nearly 3 million MEIs. The proposal now moves to the Senate for consideration. Yesterday, after initially saying he would not attend Band’s debate scheduled for Sunday, October 18, Flávio Bolsonaro confirmed that he will participate.

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