Correios opens new voluntary dismissal program

The projection of the state-owned company's restructuring plan was for 10 thousand layoffs this year. Therefore, shortly after the closure of the first POS, Correios began studying a second voluntary dismissal plan -- which has now been opened.

The incentive: varies from R$24,400 to R$459,000; is paid in full, in a single installment; The amount is deposited by the tenth day of the month following termination. There is no Income Tax or FGTS collection. In a statement, Correios stated that the layoff plan integrates Correios' restructuring and sustainability initiatives, representing a new cycle of the voluntary layoff program. "The measure was designed to meet the adjustments and particularities arising from the company's restructuring process. Adhesion estimates and financial impacts are included in the studies and economic projections previously released." Crisis at the Post Office In 2022, the company closed its accounts with more than R$700 million in the red. The deficit in 2024 grew to R$2.5 billion. From January to September last year, the loss was R$6 billion. In the first quarter of 2026, Correios recorded a loss of R$3.1 billion. The loss in the first three months of this year is 82.35% greater than that seen in the same period last year, when the state-owned company recorded a loss of R$1.7 billion. In the entire year 2025, the loss was R$8.5 billion and the forecast for 2026 is for an even worse result in the accounts, according to calculations by the state company itself. Correios has taken a series of measures to clean up its accounts and plans to reach a surplus only in 2027. Correios' losses triple in 2025 and amount to R$8.5 billion Jornal Nacional/ Reproduction