# Brazil Approves 40-Hour Week

> Brazil's Senate passes 40-hour workweek reform ten days before presidential runoff.
- Title: Brazil Approves 40-Hour Week · MercoPress | Shortify
- Summary: Brazil's Senate passes 40-hour workweek reform ten days before presidential runoff. Brazil's Senate approved a 40-hour workweek with two days off, ending the…
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- Source: MercoPress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/15/brazil-approves-a-40-hour-week-and-two-days-off-ten-days-before-the-runoff
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## Brazil Senate approves 40-hour workweek
Brazil's Senate approved a 40-hour workweek with two days off, ending the 6x1 schedule, ten days before the presidential runoff.
## Lula supports reform to close deficit
Lula hopes the reform will help him overturn the nearly two-point deficit with Bolsonaro from the first round.
## Bolsonaro votes remotely
Bolsonaro voted in favor remotely from Porto Alegre, despite his party backing an alternative proposal.
## Reform takes effect in 60 days
The reform will take effect 60 days after its promulgation, benefiting 37 million formal-sector workers.
## Key takeaway

Brazil's Senate approved a 40-hour workweek with two days off, ending the 6x1 schedule, to help Lula close the two-point deficit with Bolsonaro in the runoff.