Project establishes a limit of 70 or 75 years, but allows extension of up to 5 years for positions in science and education
The Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved, this Thursday (May 14, 2026) the text that regulates compulsory retirement. The proposal allows for an extension of up to 5 years for positions in areas such as science and education and is sent to the Senate for analysis. Here is it (PDF – 95 KB).
The project establishes ages of 70 or 75 for compulsory retirement, with benefits proportional to contribution time, as established by the Federal Constitution.
Reported by the federal deputy (PL-DF), the text justifies that the knowledge of qualified professionals should not be discarded due to age imposition and points out the difficulty in replacing technical staff in the short term.
According to the proposal, the retention of professionals helps the social security system, as they “continue to contribute instead of just receiving benefits”.
When thanking the author, deputy (Podemos-PR), Kicis declared that Brazil “cannot give up scientists who have been developing projects for decades”.
The deputy cited the case of the (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), stating that the loss of professionals from the company would harm national technological development.
Kicis declared that, before the vote, there were disagreements about the text. Through conversations with the benches, he adjusted the wording to reach unanimity.
EXTENSION UP TO 5 YEARS
Employees can remain in activity after the age of 75, as long as they carry out teaching and technical-scientific functions in strategic areas of science, technology, innovation, health and education.
The project establishes the following requirements:
- formal authorization from the entity’s top management;
- reasoned technical opinion that attests to the public interest and relevance of the activities;
- medical report proving full physical and mental capacity;
- the term of stay is renewable annually and limited to a maximum of five years after the 75th birthday.
Permanence does not generate the right to stability, parity or integrality. The link is maintained by the CLT (Consolidation of Labor Laws) and the RGPS (General Social Security Regime).
