Brazil to shorten workweek in win for Lula ahead of runoff

DW15 October 2026, 03:29 UTCBrazil

Brazil's Senate approved cutting the workweek from 44 to 40 hours. The move could give President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva an edge over his opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro, ahead of the October 25 runoff.

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