Basic basket increases in 14 Brazilian capitals in April

In April, the cost of the basic food basket increased in 14 of the 17 Brazilian capitals that are analyzed in the National Survey of the Basic Food Basket, released monthly by the Inter-Union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (Dieese). According to the survey, the basket did not rise only in Natal, where the average price fell by 1.48% compared to March, in Salvador (-0.91%) and Belém (-0.57%).

On the other hand, the highest increases were observed in Porto Alegre, where there was an increase of 5.02% in the monthly cost of the basket, in Florianópolis (3.65%), in Goiânia (3.53%), in Brasília (3. 43%) and in Fortaleza (3.38%).

In April, the most expensive basic food basket in the country continues to be in São Paulo, which has been happening at least since the beginning of this year. Last month, the set of basic foodstuffs in São Paulo cost around R$ 794.68. Next were baskets from Porto Alegre (R$783.55), Florianópolis (R$769.35) and Rio de Janeiro (R$750.77). In the cities of the North and Northeast, where the composition of the basket is different, the lowest average values ​​were registered in Aracaju (R$ 553.89), Recife (R$ 582.26), João Pessoa (R$ 585.42) and Salvador (R$ 585.99).

Based on the value of the most expensive basket, which in April was again that of São Paulo, Dieese calculated what would be the ideal minimum wage in the country to cover expenses with food, housing, health, education, clothing, hygiene, transportation, leisure and pension. According to the entity, the minimum wage should have been R$ 6,676.11 in April, or 5.13 times higher than the minimum wage last month (R$ 1,302.00).

This week, the federal government announced the readjustment in the value of the new minimum wage in the country: as of this month, it will be worth R$ 1,320.00.