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Brazilian education funding and Pé-de-Meia program updates

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2026-09-25 19:00 UTC → 2026-10-05 00:01 UTC · added ~~removed~~

In September 2026, Caixa Econômica Federal began distributing ~~the~~ monthly installments for the Pé-de-Meia program. Payments are ~~being~~ released on a staggered schedule ~~from 21 to 28 September~~ based on students' birth months. Regular high school students ~~are receiving~~ receive R$200, while those in Youth and Adult Education (EJA) receive R$225. The distribution ~~also~~ includes over 38,000 installments for the Completion Incentive and more than 1,000 for the Enem Incentive, with over 4 million students expected to receive at least one type of incentive. Beneficiaries manage ~~these~~ funds via the Caixa Tem mobile application. ~~By late September, the government began distributing the sixth installment of the program.~~ To qualify, students must ~~have maintained~~ maintain at least 80% ~~attendance during July.~~ attendance. Eligibility is restricted to ~~students in the~~ public school ~~system~~ students with a regular CPF and families registered in CadÚnico with a per capita income of up to half a minimum wage. ~~Additionally, the~~ The Ministry of Education ~~is supporting~~ also supports students through ~~specialized programming on~~ Canal Educação for Enem preparation and the Mulheres Mil ~~program, which offers over 1,300 professional qualification vacancies for women in vulnerable situations. Looking ahead to~~ program. For the October 2026 cycle, payments are scheduled ~~to occur~~ between October 19 and October 26, ~~distributed by birth month. These deposits will correspond~~ corresponding to attendance data from August. The specific distribution schedule is as follows: January and February on October 19; March and April on October 20; May and June on October 21; July and August on October 22; September and October on October 23; and November and December on October 26. Receipt of funds depends on the validation of enrollment and attendance data by educational networks. Students can monitor ~~their~~ status ~~and balances through~~ via the Ministry of Education portal or the CAIXA Tem and CAIXA Social Benefits applications. Concurrently, the Brazilian federal government has proposed a structural change in the 2027 budget to ~~eliminate specific budget allocations for~~ integrate full-time ~~schooling. Instead,~~ schooling funding ~~for full-time education will be integrated~~ into ~~Fundeb, the primary financing fund for public basic education. This shift is intended~~ Fundeb to redirect resources toward the Pé-de-Meia program.

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