Brazil Lower House Approves 40-Hour Workweek Amendment
The measure would end the six-day workweek for at least 37 million workers and give businesses 14 months to adapt.
- On Wednesday, Brazil's lower house approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek, ending the current six-day workweek for at least 37 million people without reducing pay.
- Currently, Brazilians work five eight-hour days plus four hours on a sixth day for 44 hours total, which Paulo Pimenta, Brazil's government whip in the lower house, described as the hardest labor for the lowest pay.
- Businesses have 14 months to adapt to the new limit and must guarantee two consecutive 24-hour rest days each week, preferably Saturdays and Sundays, for all employees.
- The bill now moves to the Senate, which has not set a vote date and could modify the text before President Luiz grants final approval for the constitutional amendment.
- Brazil joins a regional shift; Chile passed a 40-hour law in 2023 and Mexican lawmakers plan to gradually trim workweeks by 2030, though Argentine President Javier Milei recently extended the maximum workday to 12 hours.
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