Brazil - Other rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0% |
| May 31, 2026 | 0% |
| May 3, 2026 | 5% |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 0% |
| May 19, 2024 | 5% |
| May 5, 2024 | 0% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 5% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 0% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 5% |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 0% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 5% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 0% |
| Mar 1, 2020 | 5% |
| Dec 22, 2019 | 10% |
| Dec 8, 2019 | 5% |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 10% |
| Jun 23, 2019 | 15% |
| May 26, 2019 | 10% |
| Mar 17, 2019 | 15% |
| Feb 17, 2019 | 20% |
| Feb 3, 2019 | 15% |
| Jan 20, 2019 | 20% |
| Nov 25, 2018 | 15% |
| Oct 28, 2018 | 20% |
| Oct 14, 2018 | 15% |
| Sep 16, 2018 | 10% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Brazil - Other. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.
The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the
date parameter to query any historical effective
date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/BR?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 0
},
"iso_code": "BR",
"location": "Brazil - Other",
"postcode": "12078"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Brazil - Other, Brazil is 0%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 31, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 0%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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