Largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, a steep hillside community in the South Zone
Brazilian workers have mobilized to back a constitutional move to cap the workweek at 40 hours without pay cuts, aiming to curb a six-day, 44-hour schedule that affects millions. The measure has cleared the lower house and now faces the Senate, with President Lula backing the plan and potential knock-on effects for the economy and Lula’s reelection bid.