EL IMPACTO DEL DESEMPLEO EN LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL

Resumen

This article analyzes the impacts of unemployment on the Brazilian Social Security system, focusing on the General Social Security Regime (RGPS). Given the pay-as-you-go model, based on contributions from payroll, the increase in unemployment, especially associated with informality and new precarious forms of work, significantly reduces revenue, compromising the financial sustainability of the system. The involuntary interruption of contributions also entails serious legal and social consequences, such as the loss of insured status after the grace period, excluding individuals precisely at times of greatest vulnerability. The study proposes alternatives to mitigate these effects, including: diversification of funding sources (including capital income), mechanisms for social security inclusion for informal workers, active employment and qualification policies, and countercyclical funds. It concludes that the resilience of the RGPS depends on structural reforms that reinforce its social function, without abandoning the constitutional principles of universality, solidarity, and human dignity.