FISHERMAN

The retirement of Pescador Artesanal has some advantages in the INSS. The first is that the fisherman is entitled to retirement five years earlier than the urban worker and the second is that the fisherman does not need to have social security contributions.

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In this guide prepared by our experts, you will learn:

The Retirement of the Artisanal Fisherman

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The artisanal fisherman, unlike the other urban workers, obtains retirement by age, five years earlier, that is, at 55 years old if a woman and at 60 years old if a man. The fisherman need not have contributed either.

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However, the following requirements are necessary:

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• Be 60 years old, if male

• To be 55 years old, if a woman

• To prove that you have been engaged in fishing for 15 years, by means of documents, in addition to three witnesses.

• Be registered at the Port Authority or at the Brazilian Institute of the Environment - IBAMA

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For the fisherman who worked for any period with a formal contract, entrepreneur or self-employed in the urban area, it will be necessary to present a new proof that proves the return to the rural area or to fishing.

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The activity of fishmonger owner , even with the enrollment in the CNPJ, does not disqualify the condition of fisherman, therefore, the right to this retirement is maintained.

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In addition, in periods when fishing is not so abundant, it is prohibited by events of the nature or piracema, it is acceptable to carry out urban activity, interspersed with fishing activity, as long as it is not the insured's main source of livelihood.

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Who is considered an Artisanal Fisherman?

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It is seen as artisanal fisherman who, even without using his own vessel (of up to two gross tons of tare), makes fishing his usual profession or main way of life, including in partnership, meação or lease.

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Other related activities; as seafood, crab scavenger, shrimp fisherman or fish cleaner they are also qualified.

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What is the value of the Benefit?

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Special insured persons who prove that they work with artisanal fishing will be entitled to an age-old pension in the amount of a minimum wage .

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Social Security Reform

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The amount of the benefit was not affected by the Reform, since the fisherman is a special insured person for rural retirement and because he does not have previous contributions to make the calculations feasible.