Government proposes 9% salary increase for civil servants.
The information was released by representatives of public employees.
Brazil Agency - The National Permanent Forum of Typical State Careers (Fonacate) reported this Friday (10) that the federal government presented a proposal for a 9% salary increase for public servants and an increase of R$ 200 in the food allowance. The increase would take effect from May.
Representatives from Fonacate met today with members of the federal government to discuss the 2023 salary adjustment.
Last month, the government offered public servants a 7,9% raise. The categories rejected it and presented a counterproposal of 13,5%.
Following Friday's meeting, the president of Fonacate, Rudinei Marques, said that the government raised the percentage to 8,4% and, after pressure from civil servants, increased it to 9%. The 43% increase in the food allowance, from R$ 458 to R$ 658, was maintained.
“The government will send us the formalization of this proposal on Monday so that we can take it to our bases, when they will approve or reject the government’s proposal. We understand that we did everything possible, we stretched the rope to the limit. Now, it is up to the base to decide whether to approve or reject it,” said Marques. Fonacate is made up of 36 affiliates and represents more than 200 thousand public servants.
For Marques, the negotiation was reasonable and partly addresses the “inflationary erosion to which wages have been subjected” in recent years.
Agência Brasil has contacted the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services and is awaiting a response.