Despite increasing every year, the minimum wage is not enough to provide a minimally qualified life for Brazilians. With this, several speculations of values that would be the ideal arise.
In this sense, a new research gathered and analyzed data reaching the conclusion of what would be the minimum wage perfect in Brazil. Then check out such a disparity between the actual and ideal values.
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With the current value of R$ 1,302.00, the minimum wage in Brazil does not even offer a glimmer of hope. This is because the value does not correspond to inflation, causing Brazilians to have a low purchasing power: through analyzes made about this, the Inter-Union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (Dieese) calculated the ideal value of the minimum wage: R$ 6,600.00. That is, 5.1 times more than the current value, which shows that reality is frightening.
Why R$6,600.00?
According to the survey, the value generated takes into account the value of the basic food basket in the country and a family of four. Incidentally, the disparity in value is due to the high variation of the basic basket, given that, of the 26 capitals in the country, 14 (more than 50%) have seen the value increase.
According to the National Survey of the Basic Food Basket, the cheapest basic basket is in Aracaju, worth R$ 539.57. On the other hand, the highest value is found in the capital of São Paulo, whose value is R$ 791.29.
The 2023 minimum wage
Based on the average GDP growth of the last five years together with inflation, the minimum wage for 2023 was calculated and approved in December 2022. However, the amount made available for the change proved to be insufficient. That is, the minimum wage expected for 2023 would be R$ 1,320, but the account did not close and until then the value of R$ 1,302 remains.
However, even with the possible increase of “incredible” R$ 18, the amount is far from reality. In other words, the quality of life of Brazilians has no prospect of improvement. Consequently, the struggle for survival becomes increasingly harsh and the people's victory becomes increasingly utopian.