see the dates proposed by the government and understand the rules

• PIS/Pasep 2026 calculator: Check the value of your allowance; the rules change next year
• Christmas “finds”: Trump tariffs flood Brazil with imports from China

The criteria for being entitled to the bonus will become stricter from 2026. Anyone who has worked with a formal contract or as a civil servant for at least 30 days, consecutive or not, in 2024, and who has received up to R$2,765.92 per month, is entitled to the bonus.

Previously, the criterion for being entitled to PIS-Pasep was to receive up to two minimum salaries per month.

Payments are ordered based on the worker’s or civil servant’s date of birth. The bonus can be made until the last day of the 2026 banking calendar. The money returns to the public coffers if the redemption is not carried out. However, the amounts can be requested within five years.

• Be registered with PIS/Pasep for at least five years, from the date of the first formal employment relationship. In other words, the worker must have been in the labor market since 2021 to benefit from the allowance in 2026;
• Have worked in a formal job for at least 30 consecutive days or not during the reference year considered;
• Ensure that your data for reference year 2024 is correctly entered by the employer in eSocial.

To check if they are entitled, the worker can access the Digital Work Card or the Caixa Trabalhador and Caixa Tem applications.

• End of year celebrations: With the country at full employment, Christmas dinner should arrive cheaper and more sophisticated on Brazilian tables

The bonus is paid by Caixa Econômica Federal (PIS) and Banco do Brasil (Pasep, for civil servants), preferably with a credit to a current account or digital account. Withdrawals can also be made at self-service kiosks and lottery points.

The value of the wage premium is proportional to the seniority of the worker during the reference year, in this case 2024. To find out how much each worker will receive, you must use the value of the minimum wage (which, according to the latest government projections, will be R$1,621 in 2026), divide it by 12 and multiply it by the number of months worked in 2024.

• After entering the box: Correios receives 12 billion reais loan proposal from five banks

Thus, the amount to be received varies from R$135.08 to R$1,621.00. Only those who worked from January to December 2024 receive the maximum amount.