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French mayor assaulted by settlers

A group of European diplomats has been attacked by masked Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to several news agencies.

Bernard Baudoux, mayor of the French town of Aulnoye-Aymeries, was assaulted, and a vehicle was vandalized.

Israeli police state that an investigation has been launched.

“The Israeli police condemn violence,” the statement reads, according to the AP.

Brazil’s Presidential Election

 Brazil to shift from a six-day to a five-day workweek

Brazil’s Senate has approved a constitutional amendment that will shorten working hours without reducing pay, the BBC reports.

This means the work schedule will change from 44 hours spread over six days to 40 hours spread over five days.

It marks the most significant labor reform since Brazil’s transition from a military dictatorship to democracy in the 1980s.

Bolsonaro shifts stance – swayed by the proposal’s popularity

Presidential challenger Flávio Bolsonaro changed his position at the very last minute, ultimately voting in favor of the proposal to shorten working hours in Brazil, the BBC reports.

The reform is one of the key policy priorities for the incumbent, President Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, who currently serves as a senator, stated that he changed his mind due to the proposal’s popularity.

“Most Brazilian workers want to see an end to the six-day workweek,” he wrote ahead of this week’s vote.

Bolsonaro won the first round of the presidential election. The second round will take place at the end of October.