Brazil's Minimum Wage 2027: Projected Value and Who It Affects

Updated October 27, 2026

Brazil's national minimum wage in 2026 is R$ 1,621.00. For 2027, the budget bill sent to Congress on 31 August projects R$ 1,741.00 — R$ 120 more, a rise of about 7.4%. It is an estimate: the official value is set by decree at the end of December, after IBGE publishes November's inflation.

1. Current and projected value

	2026 (in force)	2027 (projected)
Monthly	R$ 1,621.00	R$ 1,741.00
Daily (÷ 30)	R$ 54.03	R$ 58.03
Hourly (÷ 220)	R$ 7.37	R$ 7.91

The new value applies from 1 January 2027. Monthly-paid workers see it in January's salary, paid by the 5th business day of February.

2. How the increase is calculated

The minimum wage policy (Law 14,663/2023) adds two parts:

Inflation: the INPC index over the 12 months to November of the previous year;
Real gain: GDP growth two years earlier — for 2027, 2025's GDP, which grew 2.3%.

Since Law 15,077/2024, the real gain must stay within the fiscal framework limits: at least 0.6% and at most 2.5% above inflation. As 2.3% is below the cap, it applies in full.

With the Finance Ministry's INPC estimate (4.93%):

R$ 1,621 × 1.0493 × 1.023 = R$ 1,740.04 → rounded up to the next whole real: R$ 1,741.

If inflation comes out differently, so does the value:

INPC to November	Minimum wage 2027
4.5%	R$ 1,733
4.93% (current estimate)	R$ 1,741
5.5%	R$ 1,750

3. What moves with the minimum wage

Item	2026	2027 (at R$ 1,741)
Floor for INSS pensions	R$ 1,621.00	R$ 1,741.00
BPC/LOAS benefit	R$ 1,621.00	R$ 1,741.00
Minimum unemployment insurance payment	R$ 1,621.00	R$ 1,741.00
MEI social security (5% of the minimum)	R$ 81.05	R$ 87.05 (+ ICMS/ISS)
Small claims court (up to 40 minimum wages)	R$ 64,840	R$ 69,640
Small claims without a lawyer (up to 20)	R$ 32,420	R$ 34,820

The PIS/Pasep wage bonus (abono salarial) is also capped at one minimum wage, in proportion to months worked. Child support set as a percentage of the minimum wage rises automatically.

4. Take-home pay

For a formal (CLT) employee only the 7.5% INSS comes out — the first bracket goes up to the minimum wage; income tax doesn't apply, as the exemption goes up to R$ 5,000:

2026: R$ 1,621.00 − R$ 121.58 INSS = R$ 1,499.42
2027: R$ 1,741.00 − R$ 130.58 INSS = R$ 1,610.42

Some states have a regional floor above the national one (for example São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul), and many collective agreements set floors by profession. The higher one applies.

Do the maths

In the net salary calculator, enter the gross salary to see INSS, income tax and take-home pay. If you earn the minimum, the 2026 13th salary is still based on R$ 1,621 — check it in the 13th salary calculator.

We will update this guide when the decree with the official value is published.

Sources: 2027 Budget Bill (PLN 24/2026); Law 14,663/2023; Law 15,077/2024; Interministerial Ordinance MPS/MF 13/2026 (INSS table).

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