The president of the Senate, (União-AP), announced this Wednesday (June 17, 2026) that the plenary of the House should vote next week on the PEC (Proposed Amendment to the Constitution), which creates special retirement for health agents. The proposal, called a “bomb agenda” due to the economic risk, was (Constitution and Justice Commission) on June 10th.
According to calculations by the Ministry of Social Security published in a technical note, the proposal would cause a financial impact of around R$30 billion over 10 years for the retirement regime and would compromise the Union’s budget for the coming years. Read the study in (PDF – 1.2 MB).
In the plenary, Alcolumbre said that he will not be responsible for preventing “400 thousand men and women who do extraordinary work in Brazil can have a decent retirement to survive”.
According to the government’s technical note, the PEC “will immediately worsen the financial and actuarial imbalance of pension systems”. The study shows that R$18.46 billion of the amount will fall on municipal pension systems — which should cause budgetary difficulties especially in smaller cities, “compromising medium and long-term fiscal goals”— and R$10.85 billion for the Union.
The impact could reach R$54 billion over the next few decades. “The actuarial projections in a 25-year scenario indicate an accumulated financial insufficiency that puts the sustainability of the Social Security Own Funds (RPPS) and the General Regime itself (RGPS) at risk”the document states.
However, the impact could be even greater because the estimate does not consider the review of pensions already granted to health agents. Additionally, other careers may require similar changes to retirement rules.
According to the PEC, community agents who prove that they have 25 years or more of contribution and professional activity will be entitled to retirement from the age of 57 (women) and 60 years (men). The measure is valid for professionals linked to the social security regime, applicable to public servants, and for agents in the RGPS (General Social Security Regime), administered by the INSS.
In addition to the PEC, PLP (Complementary Bill) 185 of 2024, which also deals with changes in the retirement of health agents, was also approved by a large majority in the Senate, but was processed separately. The federal government had tried to block the advance of the PLP through the measure.
The government threatened Supremo Tribunal Federalwhich caused friction with the presidency of the house.
