Brazil's Congress approves shorter working week in win for Lula
- Brazil's Congress has approved a constitutional amendment that will cut the working week from 44 hours to 40 and give employees two days off per week without cutting their salary.
- The change represents the biggest overhaul to workers' rights since Brazil's return to democracy in 1988.
- Senators passed the amendment, which left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had championed, less than two weeks before a second round in the Latin American nation's presidential election.
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- Brazil's Congress has approved a constitutional amendment that will cut the working week from 44 hours to 40 and give employees two days off per week without cutting their salary.
- The change represents the biggest overhaul to workers' rights since Brazil's return to democracy in 1988.
- Senators passed the amendment, which left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had championed, less than two weeks before a second round in the Latin American nation's presidential election.
Sources: BBC News