Criminal Statute of Limitations: Retroactive vs. Intercurrent Prescription
Learn the difference between retroactive and intercurrent prescription, and how each can extinguish the State’s power to punish.
Penal Detraction: How Pretrial Detention Time Counts Toward Your Sentence
Learn how penal detraction (*detração penal*) works under Brazilian law, allowing time already served in pretrial detention or in a secure treatment facility to be deducted from a sentence.
Temporary Leave in Penal Enforcement: Legal Grounds and Current Limits
Learn about temporary leave, a benefit that allows an inmate in the semi-open regime to leave the facility for short periods on specific dates.
HIV/AIDS and Disability Benefits: Waiting Period, Insured Status, and the Medical Examination
HIV/AIDS: Waiting Period Exemption and Social Security Rights in 2026. Law 8.213/91 exempts people with AIDS from the waiting period (carência) when they need disability benefits from INSS (Brazil’s National Social Security Institute).
Uncontested Divorce in Brazil: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide for 2026
An uncontested divorce happens when a husband and wife agree to separate and are able to negotiate every relevant point, such as the division of property, child custody, and child support.
Social Security Transition Rules 2026: Which One Should You Choose?
The Social Security Reform (EC 103/2019, Constitutional Amendment 103/2019) created five transition rules for people who were already contributing before November 13, 2019. According to INSS (Brazil’s National Social Security Institute) data, more than 30 million insured workers may fall under these rules.
Appeal of a Denied Sickness Benefit (Auxílio-Doença) in 2026: Deadlines and How to Reverse the Denial
Having your sickness benefit (auxílio-doença) denied by INSS (Brazil’s National Social Security Institute) is not the end of the road. Data from the CRPS (Brazil’s Social Security Appeals Council) show that about 40% of administrative appeals result in the denial being reversed (CRPS/MPS, 2025).
C6 Payroll Loans Suspended: What Changes for You in 2026
INSS (Brazil’s National Social Security Institute) has suspended new payroll-deduction loans from C6 bank after a CGU audit found 320,000 contracts with irregular charges. Learn how to protect yourself.
INSS Para Elas Initiative Serves 683 Women in Rio in 2026
The INSS Para Elas initiative handled 683 appointments in Rio de Janeiro, advising women on Social Security rights, how to use Meu INSS, and how to avoid scams.
INSS Benefits in 2026: Complete List with Codes and Requirements
The INSS (Brazil’s National Social Security Institute) administers more than 12 types of benefits, both social security and social assistance, according to data from the Social Security Statistical Bulletin (BEPS, 2025). Even so, many insured workers do not know their rights or confuse the requirements for each benefit.
Prescription and Decadence at INSS: Important Deadlines for 2026
The prescription and decadence deadlines at INSS (Brazil’s National Social Security Institute) can cost you your rights if you don’t act in time, so it is essential to know them.
Overtime Pay: How to Calculate the Amount in 2026 (with DSR and Knock-On Effects)
Employees who work beyond their contracted hours are entitled to overtime pay with a premium of at least 50%, and that amount also affects the 13th salary, vacation pay, and FGTS (Brazil’s Severance Indemnity Fund).
MEI and INSS: Contributions, Rights, and How to Increase Your
MEI and INSS in 2026: Contributions, Rights, and How to Increase Your Retirement Benefit. Brazil has more than 15 million active MEIs, according to the Federal Government’s Business Map, 2025.
Converting Special Work Time to Regular Contribution Time: Factor and Rules for 2026
Learn how the conversion factor for turning special work time into regular contribution time works, check the official table, and find out how conversion operates after the Social Security Reform.
Law 8.212/91: How Social Security Funding Works
Law 8.212/91: How Social Security Funding Works in 2026 Law 8.212/91 is the financing foundation of Brazil’s entire social security system.
