Event Brief
Brazil’s Productivity Gap Haunts Its Shorter-Week Dream
Filed: Feb 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM ET
Summary: Brazil ranks low in labor productivity as Congress debates reducing work hours from 44 to 36 per week.
WHO: Brazilian Congress
WHAT: debating a constitutional amendment to change work hours
WHEN: Feb 11, 2026 at 8:08 AM ET
WHERE: None
WHY: to improve labor productivity
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