the program of FGTS emergency withdrawal – Employee Severance Indemnity Fund, is an extremely awaited measure by the working population of Brazil.
Adopted last year by the federal government, as a way of trying to mitigate the impacts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, this measure released up to 1 minimum wage per worker with balance in FGTS account, injecting 37 billion reais in the Brazilian economy, helping more than 60 million Brazilians.
Last year, the emergency withdrawal of FGTS, it was optional, and the worker who did not want to withdraw the amount of up to 1 minimum wage made available, it was enough, just not to touch the money, and he would return it to the FGTS.
With that in mind, today we brought new information about the return of this measure for the year 2021, check below.
New round of FGTS Withdrawal for 2021
For this year, the federal government and the ministry of economy have recently informed, that there is an account balance, for the release of a new round of payment.
The measure has been studied by the government since the end of the past, because as the covid-19 pandemic has not regressed, (on the contrary, it makes more victims every day). Therefore, the government is under pressure to release a extension of the FGTS emergency withdrawal
In this way, wait until July of this year, the first workers already start receiving this emergency withdrawal, which should reach R$ 1,100.00 (if the worker has more than 1 minimum wage in his account), if the worker has less than 1 salary in the FGTS fund, he can do the full balance redemption.
Operation of the FGTS Emergency Withdrawal
To begin with, it is important to say that the emergency withdrawal from to 1 minimum wage, it is different from the immediate withdrawal (it released R$ 500 reais to the worker), and from the anniversary withdrawal (payment according to the worker's birthday).
For workers who have more than 1 FGTS account, the payment will be made, respecting a sequence:
- It will start releasing the balance of accounts with a completed employment contract, and with the lowest account balance;
- Subsequently, the other accounts, also starting with the accounts with the lowest balance.
In this way, the worker withdraws money from accounts that have already been finalized, and avoids the movement of active accounts, in which the worker still has an employment contract.
Calendar of other FGTS Withdrawal modalities
While the FGTS emergency withdrawal is not released, the Caixa Economica Federal, released the calendar of payments of FGTS Anniversary Withdrawal, check the calendar below:
| Birthday | Date for Withdrawal |
| January | Between January to March 31 |
| February | Between February to April 30 |
| March | From March to May 31 |
| April | Between April to June 31 |
| May | From May to July 30th |
| June | Between June to August 31 |
| July | From July to September 30th |
| August | From August to October 29 |
| September | From September to November 30 |
| October | From October to December 31 |
| November | Between November 2021 to January 31, 2022 |
| December | Between December 2021 to February 28, 2022 |
A percentage of withdrawal will be released, therefore, depending on the amount that the citizen has in account, he will be framed in his respective withdrawal category.
| FGTS balance (R$) | % of Withdrawal | Additional Installment |
| Up to R$500 | 50% | – |
| R$ 500.01 to R$ 1,000 | 40% | R$ 50 |
| R$ 1,000.01 to R$ 5,000 | 30% | R$ 150 |
| R$ 5,000.01 to R$ 10,000 | 20% | R$ 650 |
| R$ 10,000.01 to R$ 15,000 | 15% | R$ 1,150 |
| R$ 15,000.01 to R$ 20,000 | 10% | R$ 1,900 |
| Above R$ 20,000.01 | 5% | R$ 2,900 |
services
For more information about the FGTS emergency withdrawal, visit the website of Federal Savings Bank, or download the FGTS application.
