By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A controversial labor reform bill was approved by Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies in the early hours of Thursday morning by 296 votes in favor and 177 votes against. With the bill the government hopes to modernize labor relations, reduce union requirements, encourage investments and generate more jobs, boosting Brazil’s weakened economy.
"The result obtained is an expression of the broad majority opinion that has formed in Brazilian society around the need to adapt labor relations to the realities of the present and to prepare our labor market for . . .
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