Overview
- The Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee, which voted unanimously Tuesday, sent the bill to the Social Affairs Committee for a final decision.
- The floor comes to about R$14,589 for a 20‑hour week and would replace the current benchmark of three minimum wages across public and private jobs.
- The proposal sets annual pay updates by Brazil’s main inflation index (IPCA), raises night and overtime pay to 50%, and guarantees a 10‑minute break every 90 minutes worked.
- The Management and Innovation Ministry estimates costs above R$25 billion through 2029, and its technicians told senators they could not identify a reliable funding source in the bill’s documents.
- The text assigns reimbursement for state and municipal payroll increases to the National Health Fund, and the government’s economic team warns of knock‑on pay demands in other careers and added strain on the SUS health budget.