Pension reform: military personnel want a salary increase in exchange.
After being partially convinced of the need to participate in the pension reform proposed by Paulo Guedes, the Brazilian Armed Forces decided to shift their focus of pressure on the government: they want a "career restructuring"; high-ranking members consider the military career to be outdated compared to other typical state careers, such as that of the Federal Revenue Service; although they have accepted the reform, the Armed Forces are still negotiating benefits in exchange, mainly a salary increase.
247 - After being partially convinced of the need to participate in the pension reform proposed by Paulo Guedes, the Brazilian Armed Forces decided to shift their focus of pressure on the government: they want a "career restructuring". High-ranking officers believe that the military career is outdated compared to other typical state careers, such as that of the Internal Revenue Service. Although they have accepted the reform, the Armed Forces are still negotiating benefits in exchange, mainly a salary increase.
A report from the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. highlights that "uA bill to increase the minimum service time required to enter the reserves is a point of agreement in negotiations between the government and the military, according to members of the Planalto Palace who participated in the talks. According to reports made to Folha, Vice President Hamilton Mourão, a retired general, was one of the main architects of an agreement, especially with the military leadership. The vice president has already publicly expressed his support for the initiative.
The article further adds that "theDespite lingering doubts about when the proposal to increase service time will be sent to the National Congress, some government advisors already estimate that the text will be processed along with changes to retirement benefits for private sector workers and public servants. Part of the Armed Forces leadership still wants the military reform to occur in a second phase, since the bill has a faster processing time than tightening the rules for retirement in the INSS (National Institute of Social Security) and in the civil service.