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)
Brazil is set to join other Latin American countries with a 40-hour, 5-day workweek
