Full Retirement at 40: Proposal Linked to Social Security Reform Could Transform the Future of Essential Workers

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 30/08/2025 at 11:10

Updated on 30/08/2025 at 11:15

Fonte: IA

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Project Proposes Lower Minimum Age and Full Benefit for Professionals Exposed to Daily Risks

The Complementary Bill 42/2023 is rapidly progressing in the Chamber of Deputies and promises to significantly change the rules of Social Security in Brazil.

Authored by Deputy Alberto Fraga (PL-DF), the text lowers the minimum retirement age and guarantees full payment for categories that work in unhealthy and dangerous environments.

Last Wednesday (27), the proposal was approved by the Committee on Social Security, Social Assistance, Childhood, Adolescence, and Family.

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The text covers professions that face elevated risks every day, including:

Exposure to hazardous agents defined in Executive regulations;

Underground mining;

Exposure to asbestos;

Metallurgy involving harmful chemical agents;

High-power electrical systems, such as generators and transmission lines;

Security activities, with or without firearms.

Deputy Geovania de Sá emphasized the importance of the measure:

“It is a fair issue that corrects this distortion after the constitutional amendment of the Social Security Reform. It will certainly value workers who put their health at risk every day. No matter how modern and adequate the equipment and PPE are, it is not feasible for someone to go down a coal mine after their 50s, for example.”

Even with modern PPE and technologies, unhealthy conditions remain a reality for thousands of professionals.

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Despite the initial approval, the proposal still needs to progress through other important stages.

The project will be analyzed by the Committee on Finance and Taxation (CFT) and then by the Committee on Constitution and Justice (CCJ).

Only after these phases can it be voted on the floor.

The debate is expected to be intense: on one side, the need to protect workers who risk their health; on the other, the challenge of maintaining the financial balance of Social Security.

If approved, the project will represent more than a technical adjustment. It will be a gesture of valuation and social recognition for essential, yet often invisible, categories.

Do you think that full retirement at 40 years is a fair achievement for those who risk their lives every day or could generate negative impact on Social Security?

Full Retirement at 40: Proposal Linked to Social Security Reform Could Transform the Future of Essential Workers

Project Proposes Lower Minimum Age and Full Benefit for Professionals Exposed to Daily Risks

Mining, Security, and Electricians: See Who Can Retire Earlier with 100% of the Benefit

The Path to Final Voting Promises Confrontation Between Workers’ Defense and Impact on Public Accounts

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