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Brazil Approves Shorter Work Week

15 Oct

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Tiago Rogero in Rio de JaneiroThe Guardian
Mauricio SavareseToronto Star
Eléonore HughesToronto Star
The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC
Mariana SchreiberBBC
Vitor TavaresBBC

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Brazil Approves Shorter Work Week. (2026, October 15). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/81137

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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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Only one senator voted against it: Hamilton Mourão, former vice-president to Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio’s father.

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15 Oct
Only one senator voted against it: Hamilton Mourão, former vice-president to Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio’s father.
3 outlets · The Guardian

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15 Oct Brazil's Congress approves shorter working week in win for Lula
BBC
15 Oct Brazil Senate approves Bill to shorten work week in election boost for Lula
The Straits Times
15 Oct Brazil's Senate approves a shorter workweek in major win for Lula ahead of runoff
Toronto Star
15 Oct Brazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoff
The Guardian

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