Today, Wednesday (11/26), the House of Representatives approved a draft law requiring an increase in the wages of Federal Audit Bureau employees. The amendment will be made in four installments between 2026 and 2029. The proposal now moves to the Federal Senate.
The draft law, which was drawn up by the Technical Committee itself, provides for the creation of two new categories of delegated positions. The pay increase will be possible through the establishment of a Performance and Strategic Alignment Bonus (GDAE).
This allows for greater variation in the performance bonus percentage. The TCU Tax Auditor’s pay, the highest level of his career, will rise from R$37k to R$44.5k (19% in 4 years) or R$58.6k (56% in 4 years) in 2029, depending on the performance evaluation that results in the payment from Gdae.
The text’s rapporteur, MP Odair Cunha (PT-MG), says restructuring the wages of civil servants will reduce internal asymmetry. “In line with more contemporary discussions on incentive mechanisms for the development of civil servants in public administration,” he stated.
Gdae replaces the current performance bonus, which has a fixed value of 80% of the position’s highest base salary. The new bonus will range from 40% to 100% on the same salary.
The civil service ceiling, which is equivalent to the allowance of Ministers of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), is currently R$46,300. The budget impact of this proposal, expected in the draft Law on Budget Guidelines (LDO) for 2026, is approximately R$24.5 million per year, according to the House of Representatives agency.
For the course, the careers of TCU employees should be rated as exemplary for the country. “The text precisely defines the role of the TCU expert body in typical functions of public affairs oversight that cannot be delegated by the state, reinforcing the institutional arrangement expected of national external oversight,” he said.