{
  "id": 15006632,
  "title": "Brazil’s new work schedule to take effect in two months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/brazils-new-work-schedule-to-take-effect-in-two-months",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T16:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Agencia Brasil",
    "slug": "agencia-brasil",
    "url": "https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/politica/noticia/2026-10/brazils-congress-approves-shorter-workweek"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, October 16, Brazil's Congress passed a constitutional amendment to introduce a new work schedule. The amendment ends the traditional six-day workweek with one day off and introduces a five-day workweek with two days off. This change will come into effect within two months. The new schedule was ratified at a formal session attended by key figures, including Senate President Davi Alcolumbre, House of Representatives President Hugo Motta, and Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Following the session, Alcolumbre emphasized the \"incalculable\" impacts of the measure, stating, \"What is more time to care for yourself and your loved ones worth? For millions of people who have to work six, sometimes even seven, days a week, the answer is simple: these things are priceless. They are invaluable.\" President Lula also expressed his support for the amendment, criticizing those who opposed it and comparing the debate to a past campaign for a legally mandated 13th-month payment in the early 1960s.",
  "summary": "The Brazilian Congress on Friday (Oct. 16) promulgated the constitutional amendment ending the six-day workweek with one day off (6x1) and introducing a five-day workweek with two days off (5x2) , to take effect within two months. The new amendment was promulgated during a formal session attended by Senate President Davi Alcolumbre, House or Representatives President Hugo Motta, and Brazil’s…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}