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Brazil to shorten workweek in win for Lula ahead of runoff
Why it matters
The constitutional amendment reducing the workweek provides President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with a significant political advantage ahead of the upcoming presidential runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro.
The brief
Brazil's Senate approved a constitutional amendment on Thursday to reduce the working week to five days from six without a salary cut.[1] The legislation, known as the '6x1' reform, could benefit more than 37 million workers.[2] President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to sign the shorter workweek into law next week.[3] The reform comes ahead of the presidential runoff on October 25, where Lula faces right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds a slight lead in the polls following the first round of voting.[4][5][6]
What we don’t know yet
- Brazil's Senate approved a constitutional amendment on Thursday to reduce the working week to five days from six without a salary cut. Only dw.com reports this so far.
- The legislation, known as the '6x1' reform, could benefit more than 37 million workers. Only dw.com reports this so far.
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to sign the shorter workweek into law next week. Only dw.com reports this so far.
- The reform comes ahead of the presidential runoff on October 25. Only dw.com reports this so far.
Quick answers
- What happened?
- Brazil's Senate approved a constitutional amendment on Thursday to reduce the working week to five days from six without a salary cut. The legislation, known as the '6x1' reform, could benefit more than 37 million workers. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to sign the shorter workweek into law next week. The reform comes ahead of the presidential runoff on October 25, where Lula faces right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who holds a slight lead in the polls following the first round of voting.
- Why does it matter?
- The constitutional amendment reducing the workweek provides President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with a significant political advantage ahead of the upcoming presidential runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro.
- How was "Brazil to shorten workweek in win for Lula ahead of runoff" verified?
- Citelink grounded this brief in 2 sources, including DW English, Al Jazeera. Every claim links to its citation in the sources list below.
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of 6 grounded5Brazil's Senate approved a constitutional amendment on Thursday to reduce the working week to five days from six without a salary cut.
The legislation, known as the '6x1' reform, could benefit more than 37 million workers.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to sign the shorter workweek into law next week.
The reform comes ahead of the presidential runoff on October 25.
Lula faces right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the presidential runoff.
Flávio Bolsonaro holds a slight lead in the polls following the first round of voting.
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