Bolsonaro may have to prolong the Emergency Aid program, Arthur Lira is insisting on the income tax bill, and the 2022 Federal Budget should be submitted to Congress today

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 31 Aug 2021 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Every time the Emergency Aid program approaches its end, political pressure builds to prolong it, even though the economic team does not believe that the program should be prolonged. Although governors and mayors still do not support the income tax bill, Lira is trying to reach an agreement with Pacheco. The government may increase the energy fee charged to run thermal power plants due to the energy crisis.

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