Brazil’s Congress Voted Itself Tax-Free $13,000 Salaries. The Average Worker Earns $620

2026-02-06 - 10:15

Key Points Brazil’s Congress took five hours to approve tax-free bonuses that push some staff salaries to R$77,000 (~$13,200) a month — in a country where the average worker earns R$3,613 (~$620) and the constitution caps public pay at R$46,366 (~$7,900). An international study found Brazil spends R$20 billion (~$3.4 billion) a year on public