Brazil: Anti-poverty aid program needs US$11.2 billion
Maintaining Brazil's cash transfer program for low-income families Brazil Aid (Auxílio Brasil) at current levels will require budgetary expenditures
July 26, 2022Topic
Auxílio Brasil
Brazil Aid waiting list is bigger in the Southeast and Northeast regions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has 5.3 million people eligible for the Brazil Aid program (Auxílio Brasil).
July 7, 2022
Brazil’s Bolsonaro sanctions inflation-busting ICMS law
approved the bill to limit state-level VAT (ICMS) on diesel, gasoline, electricity, communications, and collective transport.
June 24, 2022
Brazil elections 2022: Lula da Silva has 45% among those who receive Brazil Aid
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A PoderData survey conducted from June 19 to 21 shows that Luiz Inácio Lula da...
June 22, 2022
Brazilian Congress approves permanent “Brazil Aid” with a US$80 floor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On May 4, the Brazilian Senate approved the provisional measure of the Brazil Aid (Auxílio...
May 5, 2022
Brazil Aid: over 1 million families on waiting list in February, says study
According to the Ministry of Citizenship, the queue of Brazilians waiting for the Brazil Aid (Auxílio Brasil) program has grown...
May 4, 2022
Brazil: Government aid reaches 23% of the population, but beneficiaries criticize amount
The main federal government program to transfer income to the poorest, the Auxílio Brasil ("Brazil Aid"), reaches almost a quarter
March 29, 2022
Brazilian government promises R$400 monthly “transitional” aid under Auxilio Brasil program in election year
The Minister of Citizenship, João Roma, said Wednesday afternoon that the government intends to introduce a "transitional benefit" until December...
October 20, 2021
Country’s new income transfer program, Auxílio Brasil, is expected to benefit 17 million Brazilians
Announced in August this year, the new income transfer program, the Brazil Aid, is expected to replace the Bolsa Familia...
October 17, 2021