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National statusNo strict national UBI

It does not simultaneously meet universality, individuality, unconditionality, periodicity, cash and lasting national scale.

Related activityActive pilot

Bolsa Família / Auxílio Brasil; Maricá Citizen’s Basic Income; Law 10.835/2004 — Citizen’s Basic Income, 2004

CheckedAugust 26, 2026

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Brazil has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). The closest current instrument is “Maricá Citizen’s Basic Income” (pre_ubi): Oil-royalty municipal scheme in local currency.

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RELATED BENEFITS

Related benefits

Related programme

Bolsa Família / Auxílio Brasil

Conditional household transfer for the poor. Adjacent, not UBI.

Pre-UBI

Maricá Citizen’s Basic Income

Oil-royalty municipal scheme in local currency. Local Pre-UBI, not Brazilian UBI.

PROPOSALS

Proposals

Proposal

Law 10.835/2004 — Citizen’s Basic Income

Statute instituting a citizen’s basic income. Never implemented as strict UBI; Bolsa Família is the operating instrument (adjacent).

CRITERIA

Six criteria, per programme

Flags from different programmes are not added together to imply a national UBI.

Related programme

Bolsa Família / Auxílio Brasil

UniversalNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes

Proposal

Law 10.835/2004 — Citizen’s Basic Income

UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes

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