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6mo ago

Chamber of Deputies Raises Lawmaker Office Allowance to R$151,000 in Administrative Move

Leaders say the inflation-linked adjustment responds to recent career and pay changes that would otherwise force staff cuts.

Hugo Motta, presidente da Câmara dos Deputados. Gestão oficializa reajuste na verba de gabinete e eleva gastos públicos do Legislativo.
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Overview

  • The Board of the Chamber published an act on February 20 raising the monthly allowance from R$133.1 thousand to about R$151 thousand per deputy, a 13.7% increase, without a plenary vote.
  • Chamber officials say the update reflects accumulated IPCA inflation since the last revision in 2023 rather than a real increase.
  • The decision follows a restructuring of legislative careers approved by Congress and sanctioned by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which expanded gratifications and progression rules.
  • The Chamber also announced linear pay hikes of 8% for parliamentary secretaries and 9.28% for commissioned staff, whose salaries are paid from each deputy’s office funds.
  • Internal technical reports estimate the annual fiscal impact of the career and salary changes at roughly R$540 million, and leaders say the costs fit within the legislature’s approved budget.