A parliamentary committee in Brazil is set to approve a proposal to reduce the work week to 40 hours and eliminate the six-day week, a move seen as eyeing upcoming elections, though economists suggest prioritizing an end to informality.

The Brazilian Congress has promulgated the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, with the Senate President expressing hopes for its provisional entry into force by May, pending the European calendar.

Lawmakers in the Brazilian Congress have approved changes allowing separated couples to have joint custody over their pets, reflecting the growing importance people place on their animal companions.

Italian justice will extradite a former pro-Bolsonaro congresswoman who fled Brazil in May 2024 and was arrested in Italy in July, after being convicted for orchestrating an invasion of the STF system to falsify an arrest warrant.