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The Senate approved a bill providing an allowance of R$ 1,940.33 for a CERTAIN group; learn more.
Last Wednesday (01), the Federal Senate approved a Bill (PL) proposing a lifetime pension, characterized as an allowance, for descendants of individuals who suffered from leprosy, a disease previously known as “leprosy”. Until 1986, the government imposed isolation on those diagnosed with this illness.
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Thus, the bill stipulates a non-transferable monthly amount that must at least be equivalent to the minimum wage. Diego Andrade (PL-MG) drafted the bill, seeking to compensate children who experienced separation from their parents due to the disease.
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Previous measures isolated those diagnosed with leprosy
Those diagnosed with leprosy faced separation from society, being confined to homes, rubber plantations, or admitted to colony hospitals. Known as asylums or sanatoriums, these spaces aimed to completely exclude those affected.
Until the 1940s, science had still not discovered an effective treatment for leprosy. Those whom the Brazilian government had previously isolated will also be entitled to a pension, whose amount will be at least equivalent to the current minimum wage.
The Senate’s recent approval amends Law 11,520 of 2007, authorizing the Executive Branch to guarantee a lifelong, monthly, non-transferable allowance for those affected by the condition.
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Previous allowance amount was R$ 750
Under the previous legislation, the benefit amounted to R$ 750, almost twice the minimum wage at the time. Today, after adjustments established by federal decrees, the amount reaches R$ 1,940.33.
In recent times, the allowance exceeded the minimum wage; however, descendants did not benefit from this assistance. With the new measure, they will be able to access the compensation upon request. However, the government will not make back payments.
