Last year, the basic basket was more expensive in the 17 Brazilian capitals analyzed by the National Research of the Basic Basket, which is released monthly by the Inter-union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (Dieese).
In Goiânia, the price of the basket rose 17.89% in 2022 compared to the previous year, the highest increase recorded by the survey. Then came Brasília (17.25%), Campo Grande (16.03%) and Belo Horizonte (15.06%).
The lowest increases accumulated last year were observed in Recife (6.15%) and Aracaju (8.99%).
When considering only the month of December, the value of the basic basket rose in 14 of the 17 capitals analyzed by the survey, with emphasis on Fortaleza (3.70%), Salvador (3.64%) and Natal (3.07%). . There was only price drop in Porto Alegre (-2.03%), Curitiba (-1.58%) and Florianópolis (-0.90%).
In December, the most expensive basket in the country was in São Paulo, where it sold, on average, for R$ 791.29. Next, there were baskets from Florianópolis (R$ 769.19) and Porto Alegre (R$ 765.63). The cheapest was in Aracaju, where it cost, on average, R$ 521.05.
Based on the value of the most expensive basket [que em dezembro foi a de São Paulo] and taking into account the constitutional determination that establishes that the minimum wage must be sufficient to meet the expenses of a worker and his family with food, housing, health, education, clothing, hygiene, transportation, leisure and social security, Dieese estimated the ideal minimum wage at R$ 6,647.63, or 5.48 times greater than the current value of R$ 1,212.
