Bolsa Família — Programa Bolsa Família (PBF)

Flagship conditional transfer programme relaunched and reformed in March 2023:

• Floor BRL 600/month per beneficiary family (~€115)
• +BRL 150/child under 7 (Adicional Primeira Infância)
• +BRL 50/child 7–18 and pregnant/breastfeeding women
• Bénéficio Variável Familiar: +BRL 50 per additional dependant
• Income cap: BRL 218/month/person
• ~21 million beneficiary families (60 million people)
• Conditions: child vaccination, school attendance ≥ 75%, maternal medical follow-up
• Managed by Caixa Econômica Federal via Cadastro Único

Salário-família — CLT

Allowance paid by the employer (offset by INSS) to low-income workers:

• BRL 62.04/month per child under 14 (or disabled, no age limit)
• Income cap: BRL 1,819/month (≤ 1.4× SM)
• Paid with monthly salary

Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC LOAS)

Non-contributory universal benefit for vulnerable people, linked to SM (Salário Mínimo):

• BRL 1,412/month (1 SM in 2025) per disabled person of any age
• Family income cap: 1/4 of SM/person
• Paid by INSS
• Beneficiaries: ~6 million people

Maternity leave — 120 days / 180 days Empresa Cidadã

Licença-maternidade:

• 120 mandatory days at 100% of salary
• Benefit paid by INSS for CLT employees, capped at Teto (~BRL 7,786/month in 2025)
• For civil servants: no cap

Empresa Cidadã: voluntary programme for companies allowing 60-day extension (total 180 days) with tax deduction.

Paternity leave

5 mandatory days at 100% of salary (CLT), extended to 20 days in companies under Empresa Cidadã.

Auxílio Pré-Escolar (CLT) and IR deductions

For CLT employees: auxílio pré-escolar (varies by collective agreement, ~BRL 200–800/month for children < 6).

Income tax: BRL 189.59/month deduction per dependant (children up to 21, or 24 if students).

Official sources

• Caixa — Bolsa Família
• INSS — Salário-família
• INSS — Maternity