Millions of retirees in Brazil receive one minimum wage. When the minimum wage rises in real terms, so do those pensions. The 2019 pension reform set a minimum age of 62 for women and 65 for men.
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- Senado aprova texto-base da reforma da Previdência, em votação finalThe approved reform sets a minimum retirement age of 65 for men and 62 for women.Read the story
- Reforma da Previdência é promulgada e novas regras começam a valer nesta terça (12)The enacted reform now requires age 65 for men and 62 for women.Read the story
- Congresso promulga reforma da PrevidênciaThe reform set a minimum age of 65/62 and abolished retirement by length of contribution.Read the story
Sources
Where the data on this page comes from.
- Lei 14.663/2023
Rule for real increases in the minimum wage, which applies to one-minimum-wage benefits.
- Agência Brasil
Rules of the 2019 pension reform sent by the Bolsonaro government.
- Senado Verifica
Current minimum age: 62 (women) and 65 (men).