São Paulo Sends Bill to Lift State Minimum Wage to R$1,874

Overview

• The governor submitted a proposal to the state assembly to set the 2026 floor at R$1,874, a 3.9% increase from the current R$1,804.
• The proposed amount sits 15.6% above the federal minimum of R$1,621, a difference of R$253 cited by the state.
• The state minimum covers more than 70 occupations that lack a federal or union-set wage floor, with recent expansions adding caregivers for older adults and people with disabilities.
• The government says the adjustment matches last year’s INPC at 3.9% and tops price gains since June 2025 measured at 3.43% by the IBGE.
• Since 2022, the state floor would be up 46% or R$590, which the state notes outpaced the national gain of 33.7% and the 19.5% INPC over the same period.