Workers in Sabará (MG), Mateus Leme (MG) and Ibicuí (BA) will be able to withdraw, as of tomorrow (2), the Severance Indemnity Fund (FGTS) in case of calamity. The municipalities have been affected by heavy floods recently.
Each worker affected by the floods will be able to withdraw up to R$ 6,220. Only residents of addresses informed by the Civil Defense of the municipalities to Caixa Econômica Federal will be able to withdraw the FGTS.
Withdrawal can be requested through the FGTS application until April 14, in the case of Sabará and Mateus Leme, and March 28, in the case of Ibicuí. The worker just opens the application and chooses the option My Withdrawals, without the need to go to an agency. The documents – photo of identity document and proof of residence in the name of the worker up to 120 days before the disaster – can be sent through the application itself.
If the proof of residence is in the name of the spouse, it will also be necessary to send a marriage certificate or public deed of stable union. The document can also be included in the application.
When requesting the withdrawal, the worker can indicate the credit in a Caixa account or any other bank to receive the values, at no cost. The deadline for returning the analysis and crediting the account, if the withdrawal is approved, is five working days.
More information can be found on the Caixa website. or by calling 0800-726-0207.
Last Saturday (29), residents of Floresta Azul (BA), Ubaitaba (BA), Vitória da Conquista (BA) and Mário Campos (MG) began to withdraw their FGTS. Residents of municipalities in Bahia will be able to withdraw until March 28. For residents of Mário Campos, the deadline is April 14.
So far, Caixa has authorized the early withdrawal of the FGTS for 21 municipalities in Bahia and eight in Minas Gerais affected by the rains. In Bahia, the measure also applies to residents of Canavieiras, Coaraci, Eunápolis, Floresta Azul, Gandu, Ibicaraí, Ibicuí, Ilhéus, Itabela, Itabuna, Itajuípe, Itapé, Itororó, Jequié, Jiquiriçá, Medeiros Neto, Mundo Novo, Prado, Teixeira de Freitas, Ubaitaba and Vitória da Conquista.
In Minas Gerais, residents of Águas Formosas, Almenara, Machacalis, Mário Campos, Mateus Leme, Poço Fundo, Rio Manso and Sabará can withdraw the money.
