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Brazil Minha Casa program: expansion and financing shifts

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In late July 2026, the Federal Savings Bank (FGTS) council approved a step-up of the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program, setting income limits across four brackets up to R$13,000 and raising maximum financed property values for the upper tiers. While the Brazilian Association of Real Estate Developers (Abrainc) proposed even higher ceilings, Caixa Econômica Federal reaffirmed a R$260 billion loan target for 2026. On 3 August 2026, a provisional measure expanded federal contributions to credit-guarantee funds, providing up to R$2 billion to the Fundo Garantidor para Investimentos and up to R$750 million each to the Fundo Garantidor de Operações and the Fundo Garantidor da Habitação Popular. This measure also extended the financial-education deadline for the Novo Desenrola Brasil program to 31 August 2027 and renewed the regularization period for pending housing units for two years. By mid-August 2026, the federal government announced the selection of proposals for 85,000 new homes under Minha Casa, Minha Vida, a 66% increase over initial projections. Supported by a R$10 billion investment from the Social Development Fund (FDS), the expansion includes 50,000 rural homes for family farmers, indigenous peoples, and quilombola communities, alongside 35,000 urban units via the Entidades modality for families earning up to R$3,200 monthly. In late August, new rules clarified that families receiving Bolsa Família or the Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC) may be eligible for zero-installment financing within the urban Faixa 1 category. ~~To qualify, income from these social benefits is excluded from the gross income calculation.~~ By early September 2026, developers increasingly utilized ‘pró-soluto’—direct financing to customers—to bridge purchase price gaps amid decreasing FGTS availability. On 10 September 2026, the FGTS Curatorship Council approved a R$500 million increase in subsidies for the program, raising the 2026 total from R$12.5 billion to R$13 billion.

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