POLITICS● LOW4h ago · Oct 15, 2026, 3:18 AM
Brazil's Congress approves shorter workweek
Le Monde [en] · south america
The measure, which the government has been pushing for months, provides for two paid days off a week instead of the current one and reduces the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours. Lula is counting on the bill's passage to close the gap with right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the October 25 runoff.
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