The Senate approved the government’s fiscal adjustment package, Justice Dino issued a preliminary injunction regarding the end of the 6x1 workweek, and Lula returns on Monday following COP31 and the ASEAN summit

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 13 Nov 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Yesterday (Nov. 12), the Senate approved the main text of the government’s fiscal adjustment package by 45 votes to 31. Four amendments remain to be considered. Senate President Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP) scheduled the continuation of the vote for next Tuesday. Yesterday afternoon (Nov. 12), Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Flávio Dino issued a preliminary injunction regarding the end of the six-days-on, one-day-off workweek, known as the "6x1 schedule". He maintained the transition period for phasing out this work arrangement and authorized greater flexibility in weekly days off. President Lula will return to Brazil on Monday (Nov. 16), following COP31 in Turkey and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the Philippines. With Lula’s return, the process of defining the new ministerial team is expected to gain momentum.

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