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Your salary as a basic education teacher increased to R$ 5,130.63 in 2026 — if you work 40 hours weekly in the public network. The Senate approved on Tuesday (26) Provisional Measure 1.334/2026, which adjusts the national teaching salary floor by 5.4% over the previous value of R$ 4,867.77. The text goes to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for approval. ◦
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"Editada pelo governo em 22 de janeiro, a MP entrou em vigor imediatamente. Para se tornar lei em definitivo, precisava ser aprovada pelo Congresso. O Senado aprovou nesta terça-feira (26) a medida provisória que reajusta o piso salarial dos professores da educação básica para R$ 5.130,63 em 2026"
The MP, issued on January 22, 2026, also changes the annual calculation formula for the floor. From now on, the adjustment will be the sum of the previous year's INPC (National Consumer Price Index) plus 50% of the average growth of Fundeb revenues over the previous five years. According to the government, the previous formula would have resulted in only 0.37% adjustment — the new one guarantees the approved 5.4%. ◦
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"Pela proposta, o reajuste passará a considerar a inflação do ano anterior, medida pelo Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor (INPC), somada a 50% da média de crescimento das receitas do Fundeb nos cinco anos anteriores"
The new rule establishes limits: the adjustment cannot be lower than INPC nor higher than the percentage variation of Fundeb revenue in the two previous years. According to Senator Professor Dorinha Seabra (União-TO), the proposal's rapporteur, the measure should generate an impact of R$ 6.4 billion in 2026 if applied by all federative entities. ◦
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"O reajuste não poderá ser inferior ao INPC do ano anterior. Também não poderá ser superior à variação percentual da receita do Fundeb nos dois anos anteriores ao da atualização, incluindo as complementações da União."
The floor is paid by state and municipal education networks with Fundeb resources — a fund that finances 70% of teachers' salaries in the country. Fundeb revenues grew 120% in real terms between 2020 and 2026, according to data presented in Congress. ✓
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"As receitas do Fundeb, que financiam 70% dos salários dos professores, cresceram 120% em termos reais entre 2020 e 2026."
MP 1.334/2026 was approved by the Senate on May 26, 2026 and goes to presidential approval
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New rule generates impact of R$ 6.4 billion in 2026
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How will states and municipalities with fiscal difficulties manage to implement the new floor?
Why it's still unknown: No source details the specific fiscal capacity of subnational entities or enforcement mechanisms for compliance with the new rule.
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What will be the composition of support and opposition coalitions in the Senate?
Why it's still unknown: Sources did not report roll-call votes or positioning of specific parliamentary blocs.
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Is there risk of constitutional challenge to the MP for procedural or substantive defects?
Why it's still unknown: No source mentions legal opinions about possible constitutional defects or applicable STF precedents.