Brazil’s 13th Salary Installments Advance to November 28 and December 19, 2025

Overview

• The schedule follows Lei 4.090/1962 and banking rules that prevent settlements on weekends, requiring payment within November and by December 20.
• Employers may deposit at any hour on the due date, as the law fixes the date but not the time of credit.
• Eligibility covers formally employed workers, retirees and INSS pensioners, with each month counting if the employee worked at least 15 days.
• Employees dismissed without just cause before December must receive a proportional 13th salary with their termination payment, while just-cause dismissals lose the benefit.
• The second installment includes INSS and income tax deductions, and temporary workers, interns and self-employed workers are not entitled to the benefit.