Brazil Finalizes April Bolsa Família Payments as May Calendar Is Published

Overview

• Caixa Econômica Federal finished the April payout cycle for Bolsa Família, closing the month with deposits to beneficiaries whose Social ID (NIS) ends in 0.
• April’s rollout covered 18.9 million families and totaled R$12.8 billion, with the average benefit reported at R$678.22.
• The official May 2026 schedule staggers deposits by the last digit of the NIS from May 18 to May 29, and beneficiaries can confirm dates and amounts in the Caixa Tem app.
• An early unified payment on April 16 reached beneficiaries in 173 municipalities across 11 states hit by droughts or floods or with vulnerable Indigenous populations.
• About 2.34 million families were under the “rule of protection” in April, which pays 50% of the benefit during income gains, and a 2025 update shortened this transition to one year for those entering from June 2025.