# Brazil's Senate approves shorter workweek in win for Lula

https://mins.news/en/item/100634

- Reuters, 2026-10-15 01:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/brazils-senate-approves-shorter-workweek-win-lula-2026-10-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad02a49c236ec000122f942

> Brazil’s Senate approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to shift the workweek from six days to five, handing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a significant legislative win less than two weeks before the presidential runoff.

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