Overview
- The Senate approved the converted MP (PLV 4/2026) on May 26, finalizing a 5.4% increase that sets the 2026 piso at R$5,130.63 and sending the text to presidential sanction.
- The new annual adjustment formula adds the previous year's INPC inflation to 50% of the five‑year average real growth of Fundeb revenues so that rises reflect both inflation and Fundeb performance.
- Lawmakers wrote into the text legal guardrails that bar future increases below the INPC and above the nominal variation of Fundeb receipts between the two prior years to limit fiscal volatility.
- The relatora, Senator Professora Dorinha, inserted the 2026 nominal value into the bill, extended coverage to temporary teachers, and required the Ministry of Education to publish the annual calculation memory for transparency.
- States are moving in parallel: Bahia approved a FUNDEF precatório abono and began payments in May while Congress estimates the nationwide fiscal impact at about R$6.4 billion if all federative entities implement the change.