For insured persons of Instituto Nacional of Reforma of Previdência, established by Compreender the dynamics between the length of service already accumulated and the new age requirements is essential to avoid rejected requests or benefits with lower than expected values, since the calculation now considers the total contribution wages since July 1994. The complexity increases when considering that there are different tolls and modalities that can be more or less advantageous depending on the individual history of each worker in the Cadastro Nacional of Informações Sociais (CNIS).
Adapting to the rules requires the insured to check which transition rule best fits their current contribution profile, considering the options available in the social security system.
- Points rule:Soma is age at contribution time, requiring a specific score of 92 for women and 102 for men in the current cycle.
- Progressive minimum age:The age limit rises six months each year, changing the retirement target annually until the limit set by law is reached.
- Transition tolls:Opções of 50% or 100% of the time remaining on the retirement date is crucial for those who were close to retiring in 2019.
Specific criteria for those aged 50 or 55
Workers who are currently in their 50s should turn their priority attention to the 50% toll rule, a viable alternative for those who had contributed for a long time at the date of the reform’s enactment, but were not yet at the minimum age. Esta modalidade não exige uma idade fixa para a concessão do benefício, mas impõe o cumprimento de um período adicional de trabalho correspondente à metade do tempo que restava para completar 30 ou 35 anos de contribuição. It’s a race against time that mainly benefits those who started working at a very young age.
For the 55-year-old group, different perspectives open up, especially for specific categories such as rural workers and people with disabilities, who have constitutional reductions in the required age. In the case of rural retirement, the minimum age is reduced to 55 years in the case of women, requiring 15 years of proof of activity in the countryside, without the need for a direct contribution on an urban basis in some cases.
Para the retirement of a person with a disability based on age, the rule also allows access at age 55 for women and 60 for men. To be entitled, it is necessary to prove the contribution time as a disabled person through an INSS medical examination and specific documents that attest to the condition during the working period.
Scenario for policyholders aged 59
For women turning 59, the progressive minimum age rule becomes a focal point of analysis, as the requirement gradually increases. The points system is also extremely relevant in this age group; an insured person aged 59 and with 33 years of contribution, for example, would already reach the necessary score to request the benefit without the incidence of the social security factor in some modalities. It is essential to carry out accurate simulations, as the wrong choice of rule may result in the need to work months or years longer than strictly necessary by law.
Calculation of benefit and national floor
The retirement amount follows a formula that considers 60% of the average of all contribution salaries, plus 2% for each year that exceeds 15 years of payments for women and 20 years for men. It is important to highlight that no social security benefit can be lower than the current minimum wage, which in 2026 is R$1,621, guaranteeing a minimum wage for insured people. The INSS ceiling limits the maximum amount to be paid, requiring additional financial planning for those with higher incomes during their working lives.
Data validation in the CNIS is the final and most important step before applying. Divergências on company entry and exit dates or unprocessed payments may stop the automatic granting, and it is recommended to use the Meu INSS application to monitor pending issues and carry out the official simulation of times and amounts before filing the definitive request.
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Sources researched:
https://www.gov.br/inss/pt-br
https://g1.globo.com/economia/noticia/2024/01/01/regras-da-aposentadoria-do-inss-mudam-em-2024-veja-o-que-fazer.ghtml
https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/economia/macroeconomia/inss-confira-as-regras-de-aposentadoria-para-2025/