Meeting with allies should confirm a new rate of emergency aid of R$ 300
BRAZIL POLITICS
- Report
31 Aug 2020
by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha
President Jair Bolsonaro has a meeting with leaders of the governing coalition in Congress tomorrow, September 1, to deal with the extension of emergency aid program until the end of the year. The new value of each payment is expected to be R$ 300. So far, the government has paid five installments of the aid in the amount of R$ 600. In addition to mitigating the social impact of the economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus, the aid is boosting Bolsonaro’s popularity during the pandemic.
Tomorrow, Jair Bolsonaro and his coalition leaders are expected to discuss the government’s priorities in Congress for the rest of the year, in addition to the aid program.
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