Brazil is set to join other Latin American countries with a 40-hour, 5-day workweek
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Lamaker and Pastor Sargento Isidorio holds a sign supporting the end of Brazil's six-day workweek schedule, that reads in Portuguese: "Workers have families and are not robots. 5x2 schedule now," during a special committee session analyzing the proposal at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Lawmakers wear T-shirts reading in Portuguese: "End the 6x1 scale" during a special committee session analyzing the proposal at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Labor union representatives hold signs calling for the end of Brazil's six-day workweek schedule during a special committee session analyzing the proposal at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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Lamaker and Pastor Sargento Isidorio holds a sign supporting the end of Brazil's six-day workweek schedule, that reads in Portuguese: "Workers have families and are not robots. 5x2 schedule now," during a special committee session analyzing the proposal at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)