FGTS & Unemployment Insurance

Practical guides to FGTS, unemployment insurance and workers' rights directly related to losing or changing an employment relationship.

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Homem pensativo entre documentos de emprego e rescisão de um lado e símbolos de pequeno negócio MEI do outro, com balança, sinais de aprovação e reprovação e elementos de renda.

FGTS & Unemployment Insurance15/09/20267 min read

MEI and CLT employment: when losing a job may or may not qualify you for unemployment insurance

Having a MEI does not automatically block Brazilian unemployment insurance. See how own income, business revenue and CLT eligibility rules affect the decision.

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Homem analisa o celular diante de documentos financeiros, calendário, cofrinho e uma composição de cinco blocos se reduzindo a três.

FGTS & Unemployment Insurance08/09/20267 min read

FGTS Birthday Withdrawal advance: what changes on Nov. 1, 2026 and who can still advance up to 5 installments

Through Oct. 31, 2026, an FGTS Birthday Withdrawal advance may involve up to five annual withdrawals; on Nov. 1 the limit falls to three. See who may still qualify, the caps and th...

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Homem usa smartphone em bairro em limpeza após enchente, com documentos, cédulas, calendário e mapa do Brasil ao redor.

FGTS & Unemployment Insurance05/09/20265 min read

FGTS Disaster Withdrawal in September 2026: municipality deadlines and how to apply in the app

Updated list of September deadlines, eligibility rules, documents and the step-by-step process for applying through the FGTS app.

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