Brazil's Bolsa Família Program Increases Payments Ahead of Presidential Runoff
What happened
Bolsa Família, Brazil's largest cash-transfer program, is increasing its minimum payment to R$691 per family, with the average payment expected to rise from R$675 to R$777. The program pays monthly benefits to low-income families, with the new values starting on October 19. The program was created by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's first government in 2003.
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Why it matters
The program is a major budget line that the next president must fund, and it is a promise repeated by both candidates in the election. The Ministry of Social Development counted 19.29 million families receiving benefits in September. The program's funding and structure are tied to the political rivalry between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro.
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Who's involved
- Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaCreated the Bolsa Família program in 2003
- Jair BolsonaroA candidate whose political rivalry with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is tied to the program's funding
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The entities involved
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Jair Bolsonaro
38th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2019–2023)
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
president of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023
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- Brazilian politicians Flávio Bolsonaro, Jair Bolsonaro, and Lula da Silva are noted to have connections and consulates in the U.S.