Portuguese 
English 
Spanish 
5 min of reading 
0 comments 
Proposal for the Administrative Reform Presented in the Chamber Aims to Reduce Personnel Expenses, Cuts Entry Salaries, Restricts Benefits, and Sets New Rules for Careers, but Faces Resistance from the Government and Party Leaders.
The administrative reform has returned to the center of the debate in Brasília with the presentation, in the Chamber, of a text that cuts initial salaries, limits benefits, and redesigns rules for personnel progression and management. The initiative, reported by Pedro Paulo, aims to discipline spending and impose common parameters for the Union, states, and municipalities, but provoked an immediate rift among government members and deputies who participated in the working group, according to Folha de S. Paulo.
Political discomfort has grown because the report brought measures considered unpopular, such as 50% reduction in entry salaries, creation of a single salary table, and end of leave and perks. Even after concessions to the Ministry of Management, the assessment behind the scenes, reported by Folha de S. Paulo, is that the voting is unlikely to advance in the short term.
What the Proposal Changes in Public Service
The central focus of the administrative reform is to contain the trajectory of personnel spending and align careers with performance metrics.
-
Brazilian city gains industrial hub for 85 companies that is equivalent to 55 football fields.
-
Peugeot and Citroën factory in Argentina cuts production by half and opens a layoff program for more than 2,000 employees after Brazil drastically harmed purchases of Argentine vehicles.
-
A Brazilian city gains a factory worth R$ 300 million with the capacity to process 200 thousand tons of wheat per year, a mill of 660 tons per day, silos for 42 thousand tons, and an industrial area of 276 thousand m².
-
Havan will leave the shopping mall in Blumenau to inaugurate something the chain has never done before: a megastore in half-timbered style in the Historic Center of the city, which is expected to be ready in May and change the landscape of local retail.
The text provides that progression will not be automatic and that the employee will take at least 20 years to reach the top of the career.
The intention is to link remuneration to deliverables and periodic evaluations.
Another pillar is the single salary table for the federative entities. The measure aims to standardize minimum and maximum salaries within job families, reducing regional disparities.
Critics warn of loss of local autonomy and the risk of widespread litigation.
Why the Text Split the Government and the Chamber
Government members and base parliamentarians believe that the administrative reform should go through more technical debate in a special committee.
The reading is that the package, as it stands, confronts categories with strong pressure power, which could hinder negotiations in an election year.
On the relator’s side, the argument is that the rules reflect requirements already applied at the federal level, such as limits set by the Fiscal Responsibility Law.
The political divide, however, is explicit. Only five of the 17 members of the working group signed the proposal.
Entry Salaries and Progression: The Most Sensitive Point
The cut of initial salaries by 50% is the item that mobilizes the most reactions. Supporters say that lower entry salaries, with a long advancement path, align Brazil with international models and reduce the salary premium over the private sector at the entry door.
The minimum progression of 20 years to the top also divides opinions.
For supporters, it uncouples remuneration from mere time of service and privileges merit. For critics, it stiffens careers, disregards regional asymmetries, and could increase litigation in courts of accounts and common justice.
Local Spending Cap, Positions, and Commissioned Positions
The text extends the spending cap to the Legislative and Judicial branches of states and municipalities, in addition to limiting the number of secretariats where the government consumes more than it collects.
The proposal sets that up to 5% of filled positions may be commissioned, rising to 10% in small towns, with half occupied by effective servers.
For supporters, this reduces political appointments and gives predictability to the payroll. For mayors and assemblies, it is federal interference that could conflict with local realities. Folha de S. Paulo reported that municipal leaders fear to paralyze administrative structures that already operate at their limits.
Benefits and Perks: What May End
The administrative reform proposes to eliminate premium leave, additional for unused vacation, and indemnity payments without specific national law.
It also ends vacations over 30 days and mandatory retirement as a disciplinary punishment, a practice criticized by oversight agencies.
For supporters, it is a cleanup of privileges and a message of equality. For opponents, it demonizes the workforce and could undermine strategic careers.
Categories with mobilization power, such as judges and prosecutors, tend to push for the removal or softening of these points, which could dilute the package on its way to the plenary.
Performance, Bonuses, and Fees
The project conditions annual bonuses of up to four salaries to performance evaluations, linking part of the remuneration to institutional goals.
Folha de S. Paulo highlights the debate about measurable metrics, goal calibration, and the risks of distorted incentives in areas where work is cooperative.
Regarding success fees in public advocacy, the management of these amounts would move to the administration, subject to the constitutional ceiling and linked to productivity. Entities within the career argue, according to Folha de S. Paulo, that individual measurement ignores the collective nature of processes and may affect talent attraction.
Processing Scenario and Probability of Advancement
Even with support from the Chamber President for the debate, the administrative reform faces skepticism inside and outside the government.
Leaders bet that tougher points will be dropped or softened in negotiations. Unions and associations are already organizing to challenge sections and push the discussion to 2026.
The withdrawal of the temporary statutory provision for up to ten years was a gesture to the Planalto, but it was not enough to pacify.
The trend, according to Folha de S. Paulo, is to slice the text or prioritize minimal consensuses, such as evaluation adjustments and transparency, leaving structural measures for a less polarized political environment.
The administrative reform presented attempts to recalibrate personnel spending, reward performance, and cut benefits seen as privileges.
However, the political cost is high. Without broad coordination between government, bases, and careers, the risk is to approve little and frustrate much.
If successful, it could redefine incentives and career paths in the public sector. If stalled, it renews the sense of paralysis regarding a recurrent theme.
And you, do you believe that the administrative reform should reduce initial salaries and restrict benefits to balance the accounts, or do you see it as an attack on the attractiveness of public service that could worsen delivery to society? Which point would you change first: entry salaries, end of perks, or evaluation with bonuses? Share your opinion in the comments.
-
Uma pessoa reagiu a isso.