São Paulo City Council Pays R$2,033 ‘13th’ Food Allowance to About 2,000 Staff

Overview

• The one-time payment was executed on December 9 and grants R$2,033.93 to each eligible employee, covering roughly 2,000 staff members.
• The disbursement will cost the municipal coffers more than R$4 million, according to the reports and chamber data.
• The extra benefit effectively doubles the year-end food card value to around R$4,000 per worker, supplementing the regular R$2,000 monthly aid.
• Authorization stems from a Mesa Diretora resolution approved by the full plenary in November 2024, with publication occurring during the legislative recess.
• The chamber says the measure reflects the March 2024 to February 2025 variation in food-service prices tracked by IPC-FIPE, and media coverage notes it follows earlier councilor pay hikes to R$26,000 a month.