Brazil Salário mínimo nacional
Brazil Salário mínimo nacional is 1621 BRL/month, in force since 1 Jan 2026. It was 1518 BRL/month before that. Last checked against the official source on 15 Jul 2026.
National monthly minimum wage (salário mínimo), set annually by federal decree, effective 1 January.
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| Current value | 1621 BRL/month |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| Official source | Decreto nº 12.797, de 2025 (dispõe sobre o valor do salário mínimo a vigorar a partir de 1º de janeiro de 2026) — Planalto |
| Last verified | 2026-07-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
R$ 1.621,00 per month from 1 Jan 2026 (up 6.79% from R$ 1.518). Decreto nº 12.797/2025, published in the Diário Oficial da União (Dec 2025). Daily value R$ 54,04 and hourly value R$ 7,37 per the decree. Adjustment follows the valorization rule: INPC (12 months to Nov) plus real GDP growth from two years prior, capped at 2.5% real gain. Next annual decree expected late December 2026 for 2027.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | 1518 | Decreto nº 12.342, de 30 de dezembro de 2024 (salário… |
| 2024-01-01 | 1412 | Decreto nº 11.864, de 27 de dezembro de 2023 (salário… |
Get it programmatically
curl https://latamref.dev/v1/br/minimum-wage
# $0.005 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://latamref.dev/v1/br/minimum-wage/history?from=2020-01-01
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