IPS Brasil 2026 Shows Modest National Gain but Deep Regional Gaps

Overview

• The IPS Brasil 2026, which was released Wednesday, May 20, sets the national average at 63.40, a slight rise from 63.05 in 2025 and 62.85 in 2024.
• Gavião Peixoto (SP) ranks first with 73.10 points while Uiramutã (RR) is last at 42.44, and Curitiba is the top capital with 71.29, illustrating the gap between best and worst performers.
• The Oportunidades dimension scored lowest nationally at 46.82, with Direitos Individuais at 39.14 and Access to Higher Education at 45.97, and social inclusion has declined since 2024.
• High scores cluster in the South and Southeast and low scores concentrate in the North and Northeast, a pattern driven in part by poor environmental and service indicators in Amazonian states.
• Researchers and local media say the index is prompting policy debate because it measures outcomes not spending, linking city results to concrete issues like public safety in Salvador and data-driven management in Jundiaí and signaling where municipal action could yield real gains.