Brazilian Senate approves social security agreement with four CPLP nations

The Brazilian Senate has approved PDL 461/2022, a social security agreement that allows Brazilian workers in Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mozambique, and Portugal to combine their contribution periods to secure social security benefits.

This measure validates the Multilateral Convention on Social Security of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), originally signed in 2015. Under the agreement, workers can aggregate service time across participating nations to qualify for old-age pensions, disability pensions, and survivor pensions. Each country will pay benefits proportional to the period the individual contributed within its territory.

Senator Carlos Viana, the rapporteur of the matter, noted that the measure protects workers operating within the bloc while reducing costs for the Brazilian public treasury. Other nations, including Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, and Timor-Leste, have indicated potential interest in adhering to these rules. The agreement does not cover healthcare, social assistance, or benefits for those who have never contributed.