Lula's First-Round Defeat Complicates Senate Vote on Ending 6x1 Shift

Lula's first-round electoral defeat has weakened the government's legislative leverage, complicating the Senate vote on ending the 6x1 work schedule. The right's advance in Congress increases resistance and threatens the bill's calendar, which the government had hoped to make a flagship issue. The outcome is uncertain and depends on post-election coalition dynamics.