In January, the cost of the basic basket rose in 11 of the 17 capitals analyzed by the National Survey of the Basic Food Basket, published monthly by the Inter-union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (Dieese). According to the survey, which was released today (7), the highest increases were observed in the northeastern capitals, with emphasis on Recife (7.61%), João Pessoa (6.80%), Aracaju (6.57%) and Natal (6.47%).
On the other hand, the capitals of the South Region of the country had the biggest drops, with Florianópolis in the lead (-1.11%), followed by Porto Alegre (-1.08%) and Curitiba (-0.50%).
As it happened in December, São Paulo continues to appear in the survey as the capital where basic foodstuffs have the highest cost. In the capital of São Paulo, the average cost of the basic basket in January was R$ 790.57. Then came the basic baskets of Rio de Janeiro (R$ 770.19), Florianópolis (R$ 760.65) and Porto Alegre (R$ 757.33). The cheapest basket was in Aracaju, where the average cost corresponded to R$ 555.28 in January.
Based on the most expensive basket, which in January was that of São Paulo, and taking into account the constitutional determination that establishes that the minimum wage must be sufficient to cover expenses with food, housing, health, education, clothing, hygiene, transportation, leisure and social security, Dieese estimated that the minimum wage should be R$ 6,641.58 in January, which corresponds to five times more than the current value, which is R$ 1,302.
