A new labor law in Brazil, MTE nº 3.665/2023, goes into effect in March 2026, which will change how retailers can operate on Sunday. The law effectively closes retail stores on Sunday and requires approval from trade unions in order for businesses to open their doors on that day. If a business wants to operate on Sunday, it must get express authorization through collective bargaining. This new measure does in fact restrict Sunday activities, strengthening Sunday rest throughout the nation.
Pinto & Fernando Pinto Law Firm published the following explaining how the new law works:
• “MTE Ordinance No. 3,665/2023 has introduced significant changes to the rules authorizing work on Sundays and holidays within the retail sector. The regulation will come into full effect in March 2026 and significantly alters how establishments may organize their work schedules on these days.” [1]
• “Under the new regulation, provisions of MTP Ordinance No. 671/2021—which previously allowed commercial establishments to operate automatically on Sundays and holidays—have been revoked.” [1]
• “Under the new rule, working on these dates now requires express authorization via a collective bargaining agreement negotiated between companies and the relevant trade unions.” [1]
The new ordinance revokes earlier rules that allowed retail stores to operate automatically on Sundays and holidays. Work on those days now requires explicit authorization negotiated between companies and trade unions—a process that is so restrictive and bureaucratically burdensome that obtaining approval becomes exceedingly difficult, effectively limiting or preventing Sunday operations.
Across many parts of the world, a clear pattern has been emerging: governments, labor organizations, and religious groups are increasingly promoting Sunday as a protected weekly day of rest. The goal is simple: restricting commercial activity on Sunday and elevating it as a special day within society. These developments are not isolated, and Brazil is the most recent nation to get on board the growing international movement to normalize Sunday as the official day of rest in civil law.
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[1] https://www.pfpadvogados.com.br/blog/trabalho-domingos-feriados-comercio-2026
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Again, I must reiterate, this is all happening immediately after the eighth king went to perdition exactly like God showed me yet you guys still won’t test the message even though you’re commanded to test all things and hold to that which is true.
This law is set up in only a small state in southeast region, yet for sure it is a demonstration of what is coming for us everywhere….
No, it’s a national regulation issued by the federal Ministry of Labor and Employment.
I live in Brazil. I read a different news so I got confused. I searched specifically for this resolution 3.665 and it was postponed for 90 days in February os 2026 to allows more talking between employers and labor unions(we call them “sindicatos”) But I was reading at the Brazilian website (gov.br) in Portuguese and I didn’t see Sundays and Holidays. The resolution specifically talks about holidays which Brazil have a lot! I looked in many sites of organizations and I couldn’t find citations to the weekly Sundays. I’m not trying to be neglect of the end of times and for sure as I said that will turn to Sundays too in the future.
A nova lei está confirmada, mas o governo adiou o início das regras para o dia 1º de junho de 2026.
A partir dessa data, o comércio só poderá abrir aos domingos e feriados se houver um acordo formal assinado entre os sindicatos. Acordos individuais entre patrão e empregado não terão mais valor legal para esses dias.
In the last paragraph, “across many parts of the world, a clear pattern has been emerging,” brought to mind this statement, “The substitution of the laws of men for the law of God, the exaltation, by merely human authority, of Sunday in place of the Bible Sabbath, is the last act in the drama. WHEN THIS SUBSTITUTION BECOMES UNIVERSAL, GOD WILL REVEAL HIMSELF.” 7T 141.