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Despite the significant drop in unemployment in 2018, the percentage of workers contributing to social security in the private sector was the lowest of the last five years, thus contributing to the increase in the NSSI gap. The data come from the National Household Sample Survey (Pnad), published by the Brazilian Institute of Geographic Statistics (IBGE).
- Last year, the average number of employed persons who regularly contributed to INSS was 63.5% lower than in the previous year.
- The unemployment rate was 11.6% in December
- The number of underemployed workers was a record in 2018
. percentage since 2013, when it was 62.9%. Compared with 2017, there was a slight contraction of 1%.
Percentage of workers who receive a contribution for the INSS
Source: PNAD
"This phenomenon which resulted in a decrease in the number of workers contributing to social security results from the increase of informality and reduction in the number Gilvan Cândido da Silva, professor at the Social Security MBA of the FGV
Even with the fall in unemployment, which stood at 11.6% l & # 39; last year, the number of self-employed and informal sector workers remains higher than the total number of formal contract workers in 2018.
If the number of workers without a job link has increased by more than 400,000 between In 2017 and 2018, the quota of persons in formal employment fell by more than 300,000, on the same basis of comparison, according to IBGE.
Who is obliged to contribute
People who do not have of their own income can cho whether or not to contribute to social security in order to guarantee the benefit of retirement. This is the case of housewives, condominium managers and unemployed people.
For all urban workers in the private sector, the contribution is compulsory as follows:
- Employee under formal contract,
- Domestic,
- Independent professional (own account); informal market does not have a compulsory contribution because it is not related to employment. Rural workers have the right to retire even without contributing to social security.
According to Gilvan da Silva, a professor at the FGV, the low participation of INSS taxpayers in recent years is another symptom of the weakness of the economy.
"If the decline in unemployment had been supported by formal employment last year," adds the professor, "this indicates that the Brazilian economy has not yet been in able to resume the level of activity after the crisis, maybe the contribution data to the INSS would show an improvement.
"Although sensitive, reducing the number of participants in social security has a direct effect on lowering the collection of the system, "says Silva.
In 2018, the INSS deficit (below expenses) increased to R $ 195.197 billion, up from 7% compared to the 182.45 billion rubles registered in 2017.
In addition to the system of private sector workers with foresight of the agents of the Union, the brand has reached a new record level of 290,297 billion rubles l 39; last year, according to the federal government.
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