Brazil cuts work week to 40 hours ahead of runoff

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBrazil's congress has approved a constitutional amendment capping the working week at forty hours, which bans the six-day week, according to The Guardian.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe report says it could affect up to thirty million workers, and it hands a political win to President Lula ahead of the presidential runoff in under two weeks.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThirty million people just got a day back. That's like, seven Taylor Swift tours of free time, and nobody even has to camp for tickets.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWell, thirty million workers just got their evenings back. That's a lot of people discovering hobbies they forgot they had.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVera, you'd be the first one arrested. You answer emails in the shower.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThose are voice memos.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVoice memos for a podcast with four listeners, and one of them is your mom's old phone.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIf a law capped that, you'd be in contempt by Tuesday.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, so what would you do with a free sixth day, Kenji?

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentStream it, obviously. Which makes it a work day again, so, technically, I'm a criminal in Brazil.