Lula spent 13 times more on propaganda than Bolsonaro in his first months in office

In the first four months of the year, the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spent R$330 (US$67) million on advertising, according to a report published by Crusoé magazine.

The amount refers to spending on campaigns with the Presidency of the Republic and seven ministries. Not counted are values with possible volume bonuses, according to the report this Saturday, 22.

According to the story published by the website O Antagonista this week, the government of Jair Bolsonaro disbursed R$ 25.4 million in the first four months of 2019. Therefore, Lula spent 13 times more than Bolsonaro’s administration.

According to data from the company Controle da Concorrência, R$85 million were used in advertising campaigns to combat the so-called fake news and to celebrate the 100 days of the president’s administration, the largest in the entire Esplanade.

The amount was spent on producing ten videos aired 227 times.

The health prevention campaigns cost R$82.3 million. The ministries of Education and Defense spent almost R$70 million and R$44 million, respectively.

The Ministry of Social Development paid R$38 million for advertising, and the Ministries of Women (R$6.4 million), Justice and Public Safety (R$3.5 million) and Regional Development (R$3.5 million).

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