Brazil's Congress approves 40-hour maximum work week ahead of runoff
Brazil's Congress approved a constitutional amendment capping the work week at 40 hours, a result outlets describe as a win for President Lula before the October 25 runoff.
Brazil's Congress has approved a constitutional amendment capping the work week at 40 hours. The Guardian, Deutsche Welle and the BBC all describe it as a win for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Deutsche Welle says the Senate approved cutting the week from 44 to 40 hours. The Guardian says the amendment bans six-day work weeks and could affect up to 30 million workers, some of whom would get an extra day off each week.
Lula faces far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff on October 25, according to Deutsche Welle. The BBC puts it at 10 days away. The Guardian says Bolsonaro won the first round and that Lula strongly championed the amendment to try to overturn that lead.
The BBC reports that Lula's supporters hope the measure will boost his popularity before the vote.
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- The GuardianBrazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoffWed, Oct 14, 10:45 PM EDT
- Deutsche WelleBrazil to shorten workweek in win for Lula ahead of runoffWed, Oct 14, 11:29 PM EDT
- BBC NewsBrazil's Congress approves shorter working week in win for LulaThu, Oct 15, 6:05 AM EDT
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