Brazil’s Congress has passed a constitutional amendment limiting workweeks to 40 hours, a shift that could grant millions of workers an additional day off and reshape labor standards nationwide. The measure, pushed by the leftist president as a key campaign promise, aims to reduce the six-day workweeks still common in many sectors, potentially benefiting up to 30 million employees. With the presidential runoff approaching, the amendment also serves as a political counter to the far-right candidate’s lead, offering a major policy victory ahead of the final vote. Supporters argue the change will improve quality of life, while critics question its economic impact amid Brazil’s ongoing economic challenges.
Congress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could effect up to 30 million 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.In an attempt to overturn the first-round lead secured by his opponent, far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, Lula has strongly championed the amendment, which will give some workers an extra day off each week. Continue reading...
