Brazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoff
Brazil's Congress has passed a constitutional amendment reducing the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours and banning six-day workweeks. The move is a significant political victory for President Lula da Silva ahead of the upcoming presidential runoff.
Why it matters
The policy change impacts 30 million workers and serves as a key campaign issue in the polarized Brazilian political environment.
Senators celebrate the approval of a constitutional amendment bill that would end shorten the workweek in Brazil. Senators celebrate the approval of a constitutional amendment bill that would end shorten the workweek in Brazil. Brazil Brazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoff Congress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could effect up to 30 million
Prefer the Guardian on Google Brazil’s congress has approved a constitutional amendment to shorten the working week to a maximum of 40 hours, a move that could affect 30 million workers and that will hand a political victory to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of the presidential runoff in under two weeks.
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