CP24: Brazil general strike called over proposed changes to pension laws

Brazil's unions called the first general strike under far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and the second in two years, CP24 reports, as the one day strike paralyzed major cities and saw thousands demonstrate across the country.

The demonstration comes on the heels of a national protest against the current administrations cuts to education.

United Workers Central labor federation called the strike in response to the introduction of a pension law that would increase minimum retirement ages and increase worker contributions to the pension plans. The federation says the pinch of the law will be disproportionately felt by the nation's poorest workers who often have to start working at a younger age.