Brazil's Congress approved a constitutional amendment cutting the maximum workweek to 40 hours, a move that eliminates six-day workweeks and could affect up to 30 million workers. The Guardian reports the change gives some workers an extra day off each week.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly championed the amendment. The approval comes ahead of a presidential runoff scheduled for under two weeks away, where Lula faces far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who secured a first-round lead.
The timing of the legislative victory delivers a political win to Lula as he attempts to overturn Bolsonaro's early advantage in the runoff race.
The source does not specify implementation timelines, which workers are covered under the new rule, or how employers will adjust operations. The Guardian attributes the 30 million worker figure to the potential scope of effect but does not clarify whether all those workers currently work six-day weeks.