# Civil Society Demands Action Against Public Sector Supersalaries Seven organizations urge government and Congress to prioritize closing legal loopholes for excessive pay. - **Source:** [G1 – Política](https://g1.globo.com/politica) - **Published:** 2026-11-09 - **Topic:** [politics](https://brifing.si/c/politics) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/c1a517a7-5275-4ec2-8df9-efd6870fbaf6 ## Manifesto Demands Immediate Action Seven civil society organizations released a joint manifesto on Monday, September 9, calling for urgent government action against excessive public sector salaries. The groups argue that addressing these payments is a critical step for fiscal adjustment, especially as the executive branch seeks ways to balance public accounts without cutting essential social programs. ## Scale of Excessive Payments Data presented by the entities reveals that in 2025, at least R$ 24.3 billion was spent on payments exceeding the constitutional ceiling of R$ 46,366.19. This massive expenditure benefited approximately 67,300 public servants, primarily concentrated within the judiciary, the Public Prosecutor's Office, public defense, and various government legal advocacy roles across the country. ## Fiscal Impact and Comparison The total amount spent on these supersalaries represents nearly 39% of the federal government's primary deficit from the previous year, which stood at R$ 61.7 billion. Furthermore, Brazil leads a list of ten analyzed countries in this category, spending 21 times more on remuneration above the legal limit than Argentina, the second-ranked nation. ## Proposed Legislative Reforms The manifesto outlines eleven priority measures to eliminate legal loopholes. Key proposals include establishing objective criteria to distinguish between remuneration and indemnity payments, ensuring all forms of compensation fall under the constitutional ceiling, and prohibiting the creation of additional benefits through administrative resolutions or internal council decisions without explicit prior legislative approval. ## Transparency and Accountability Beyond legislative changes, the groups advocate for standardized paychecks across all government branches and the creation of an independent salary policy commission. They also demand strict auditing of retroactive payments and the implementation of functional accountability for managers who authorize payments that lack a clear legal basis or proper budgetary provision. ## Criticism of Supreme Court Ruling The manifesto criticizes a recent Supreme Court (STF) ruling that established temporary rules for 'penduricalhos,' or extra benefits. While the Court acknowledged the need for federal law, the groups argue that allowing up to 70% in additional indemnity payments effectively consolidates a privileged tier, potentially pushing monthly earnings up to R$ 78,800. ## Inefficacy of Ceiling Hikes The signatory organizations explicitly reject raising the constitutional salary ceiling as a strategy to curb supersalaries. They maintain that this tactic has proven ineffective in the past and only serves to penalize the remainder of the national budget, rather than addressing the underlying structural issues that allow for excessive compensation packages to persist. ## Signatories and Future Outlook The document is signed by influential groups including Transparência Internacional Brasil, República.org, and CLP. These organizations are now pressuring the reelected government and the newly defined Congress to prioritize these reforms. Success in this endeavor could significantly improve fiscal transparency and restore public trust in the management of the federal payroll. ## Sources covering this story - https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2026/11/09/em-manifesto-7-entidades-pedem-ao-governo-e-ao-congresso-eleitos-prioridade-no-combate-a-supersalarios.ghtml — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._