In force 1 Jan 2025
National minimum wage raised to BRL 1,518/month for 2025
Presidential decree raised the 2025 national minimum wage to BRL 1,518/month (approximately US$260) from BRL 1,412 in 2024 — a 7.5% increase. Several Brazilian social-security and residency-adjacent calculations are pegged to multiples of minimum wage.
Who it affects: Low-wage workers; indirect on benchmarks for other residency income tests.
Diário Oficial da União ↗ · Receita Federal do Brasil ↗ · verified 2026-04-19