RGPS and RPPS survivor benefits are payable to dependent widow(er)s; partners; minor
children under age 21 or who are disabled; parents of the deceased; and unmarried
siblings who are either under age 21 or disabled.
If there is no eligible surviving spouse, partner, or child, the order of payments
is as follows: parents and then siblings who are either under age 21 or disabled.
Eligibility for survivor benefits do not require a minimum period of coverage. However,
the deceased worker must have had recent coverage under the Brazilian system at the
time of death.