Brazil plans to expand support for micro-entrepreneurs

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June 24, 2026 6:24 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: App delivery drivers working with iFood, Uber Eats, Rappi and other delivery apps take part in a protest to demand better pay and working conditions in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Tuane Fernandes/File Photo

BRASILIA, June 24 (Reuters) - ‌Brazil's government ​will ​announce measures to improve support for gig workers and small businesses in ‌the coming days, including proposals to raise ⁠the income ceiling for benefits and tax-debt renegotiation, and ‌expand access to public ‌sector purchases, the Ministry of Entrepreneurship said on Wednesday.

• Micro-entrepreneurs (MEIs) make up a simplified ​Brazilian business category created by the government to formalize self-employed workers, such as food ⁠delivery and rideshare drivers, and small business owners.

• The measures ​aim to strengthen opportunities for more than 16 million formalized MEIs in Brazil, ​the ministry said.

• It did ‌not detail the new ceiling for benefits and tax-debt renegotiation, but Finance ⁠Minister Dario Durigan said last week that by 2028 workers earning up to about 130,000 reais ($25,023), ⁠up from 81,000 reais now, would be eligible.

• Another ​measure will regularize debts of MEIs registered in federal active debt so they can operate again and access ‌benefits.

• A third pillar will expand the "Contrata + Brasil" program, which allows small ‌businesses to sell to the public sector, ⁠through an expanded ‌network of participating ​entities.

($1 = 5.1953 reais)

(Reporting by Bernardo Caram; Writing by Fernando Cardoso; Editing by Sonali ‌Paul)


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