1. A Brazilian perspective on
Social Security
April / 2013

2. Context

3. Some numbers
Population 2012:
193 millions
Economically active
Population:
101,11 millions
GDP (2011):
US$ 2,07 trillions
Social Security Expenses in 2011:
US$ 255 billions (12,29% of GDP)
Universal Health Service:
Social Security:
Social Assistance:
Unemployment Benefits:
Judicial Payments:
US$ 36 billions
US$ 180 billions
US$ 23 billions
US$ 12 billions
US$ 3,6 billions

4. Social Security, Assistance and Health
CONTRIBUTORY NON CONTRIBUTORY
Social Security
General Regime
Urban and rural workers
Current public
servant funds
Supplementary
pension system
Ministry of Social
Security
Social Assistance
Welfare policies
Social assistance
pension for impaired
and aged person (Loas)
Conditional cash transfer
program (Bolsa Família)
Ministry of Social
Development and Fight
against Hunger (MSD)
Health
Public plans and policies
oriented to promote,
prevent and assist
Universal and equal
access to health care
Unified Health
System (SUS)
Ministry of Health

5. Ministry of Social Security
National Institute of
Social Insurance – INSS
Operation of General
Regime and Continuous
Cash Benefits
National
Superintendency of
Supplementary
Pensions
Dataprev – Social Security
Data Processing Company
Supervision and Control
of Pension Funds
Information Technology
Social Security in Brazil

6. Dataprev is a 38 year old, government owned,
service provider focused on ITC solutions for
the implementation and improvement of social
policies: social security, labor, social benefits
and civil records.
Services: System development, operational support, communication networks, data
processing, management and processing of information.
Dataprev – Social Security Data
Processing Company of Brazil
3.670 Professionals
3 Data Centers
22 Regional Offices
5 Service Offices
5 Software Development Units

7. Dataprev
Ministry of Social Security
National Institute of Social Security (INSS)
Ministry of Labor and Employment
Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management
Office of Federal Revenue of Brazil
Financial Institutions, Pension Entities
and Public Enterprises
19 billion registries
in the National Data Base
of Social Information
30.2 million benefits
processed per month
7 million contribution
slips processed monthly
Clients: The information
management of these
clients include:

8. Social Security Numbers (March 2013)
30,2 millions
monthly
benefits
719.7
thousand
monthly
applications
415.8
thousand
benefits
in analysis
591.790
scheduled
service
sessions
628
thousand
monthly
medical audits*
US$
13 billions
paid monthly
4 millions
monthly
service
sessions
5,4 millions
monthly calls
at the 135 call
center*
* May 2012

9. Types of benefits
Retirement by age
Retirement
by incapacity
Retirement
by years
of contribution
Special retirement
Temporary
incapacity benefit
Maternity benefit
Prisoners
family benefit
Pension
on the death
of the beneficiary
Family benefit

10. Benefits paid by Social Security
(in millions of benefits – 2002 to 2011)

11. Service Network
69 vans
1.379 Agencies
Present in 1.262 Municipalities
5 boats
178 offices in other public structures
1.557 service centers

12. Service Network

13. Service Network: local offices

14. Service Monitoring Panel

15. Providing Service
Booking
service
135 call center
Internet
Agency walk-ins
Service
provided
Confirmation
135 call center
Results and
Quality control
135 call center Agency service center Medical audit room

16. RGPS – SOCIAL
SECURITY GENERAL
REGIME
RPPS – PUBLIC
SERVANT SOCIAL
SECURITY
COMPLEMENTARY
PENSION SYSTEM
Workers in private sector and
public companies
Maximum: US$ 2.070,00
Contributors: 60,2 mi
Beneficiaries: 30 mi
Public servants and military
Maximum : US$ 13.400,00
Funpresp (Maximum):
US$ 2.070,00
Contributors: 6,4 mi
Beneficiaries: 3,6 mi
Assets: US$ 80 billion
Optional, managed by open
entities (for profit) or closed
(non profit)
Participants: 2,4 mi (closed)
Beneficiaries: 641 mil
Assets: US$ 300 billion
(closed)
Managed by INSS Managed by the Union, state
and local governments under
the supervision of the Ministry
of Social Security (MPS)
Under supervision of the
MPS/Previc (closed) and
Ministry of Treasury and
regulatory entity- Susep (open)
Simple allocation Simple allocation and
capitalization / states and cities
Capitalization
Types of Regimes

17. Social Security overview
of the employed population
(between 16 and 59 years) - 2009
Source: Microdata PNAD 2009. * In PNAD these people declare themselves not taxpayers. **
Includes 525,393 unprotected with an ignored income.
Contributors (6,32 millions)
Public Servant Funds (Military and
Public Servants) – RPPS
Contributors (41,97 millions)
Social Security General Regime
RGPS
SPECIAL INSURANCES *
(RURAL) (7,17 millions)
General Regime – RGPS
NOT CONTRIBUTORS
(28,92 millions)
EMPLOYED POPULATION
16 TO 59 YEARS OLD (82,39 millions)
BENEFICIARIES (1,11 million)
SOCIALLY UNPROTECTED
(27,81 millions)**
< 1 Minimum Salary
(13,15 millions)
Equal to or greater
than 1 Minimum Salary
(14,13 millions)
SOCIALLY
PROTECTED
(56,58 millions):
67%
33% of Total

18. Financing
General
Regime
– RGPS
Managed
by INSS,
Health and
Social Care
Ministry of Finance/Secretariat of the Federal Revenue of Brazil –
responsible for the collection and inspection of all taxes
and social contributions
Net income of lotteries, share
of compulsory vehicular
insurance, donations...
Other sources
Labor income and similar
SOCIAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
Corporate profits
Companies’ revenue
or earnings

19. RODRIGO ASSUMPÇÃO
CEO
Dataprev
Fone : +55 61 3262-7100
rodrigo.assumpcao@dataprev.gov.br
www.dataprev.gov.br