The operation does not represent the purchase of the shares, as the actual sales will only take place after the auction of the state-run utility is held.
However, in case of incomplete data that does not allow the opening of a digital account, the worker will have to request the release of the resources.
The modality allows the withdrawal of part of the FGTS account balance, annually, in the anniversary month. After this period, those born in December will only receive next year.
Implemented by Provisional Measure 1.046/21, the suspension for four months of payment of contributions to the FGTS was taken to help companies affected by the second wave of the covid-19 pandemic.