LABOR RULES
Brazil ends the six-day workweek, with a vote from the man who wants to undo it
Senators celebrate after approving the end of Brazil's six-day workweek. Photo: Carlos Moura/Senate
The Senate approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday that abolishes the six-day workweek, a schedule routine in sectors such as retail. The tally was 75 to one in each of two back-to-back rounds, and the lone dissenter was Hamilton Mourão, Jair Bolsonaro's former vice president.
Once Congress promulgates the text, which needs no presidential signature, workers gain…
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