Seven Years in the Making

Word arrived that Brazil's shorter week took seven years. Ambrose: proposed in 2019, debated in the Senate from the sixth of October. Pim: seven years, a long week! Mrs. Applewhite: both votes in a single day, the fourteenth. The Toll Keeper: a special calendar shortened the rules, with signatures enough. Prudence: seven years to argue, a day to decide; the aim, its author says, is rest and family time without hurting productivity.

Brazil's shorter workweek was proposed in 2019 and took seven years to reach the Senate floor and one day to pass: debate opened on October 6, four discussion sessions followed, and a special calendar signed by enough senators let both rounds of voting happen on October 14; its author says the aim is more rest and family time without hurting productivity, and the Senate president says one more day of rest is more time for family.

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🎙️The NarratorAmbrosePimMrs. ApplewhiteThe Toll KeeperPrudence