Brazilian severance (rescisão)
Estimate what you receive when leaving a company: salary balance, notice, proportional 13th and vacation, and FGTS.
R$14,746.38
Total net amount. Notice of 39 days. 13th: 11/12. Proportional vacation: 9/12.
Severance items
| Salary balance | R$2,400.00 |
| Notice paid in lieu | R$5,200.00 |
| Proportional 13th salary | R$3,666.67 |
| Proportional vacation + 1/3 | R$4,000.00 |
| Social security on salary balance | - R$191.69 |
| Social security on 13th | - R$328.60 |
FGTS
- FGTS balance used (estimated)
- R$14,080.00
- FGTS penalty
- R$5,632.00
- FGTS withdrawal released
- R$14,080.00
The FGTS penalty and withdrawal are not in the total: they are paid separately. The 8% FGTS deposit on paid-in-lieu notice, the 13th and the salary balance is also made apart and is not in the estimated balance. The employer must pay within 10 calendar days of the end of the contract.
2026 tables: INSS per Portaria Interministerial MPS/MF nº 13, de 09/01/2026; income tax per the Federal Revenue table and Law 15.270/2025 (exempt up to R$ 5,000, reduction up to R$ 7,350).
Estimate based on the official 2026 Brazilian tables (social security and income tax withholding). It ignores collective agreements, overtime, commissions and other extras. Your payslip and termination statement prevail. Not legal, accounting or financial advice.