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Lula Administration Approves 15% Bolsa Família Hike Weeks Before Election Runoff

The Brazilian government identified R$19.6 billion in fiscal space, largely from lower Social Security spending, to fund a 15% increase in the minimum Bolsa Família benefit, raising it to R$691.

By Eleanor Shaw

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Lula Administration Approves 15% Bolsa Família Hike Weeks Before Election Runoff
Source: Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

The Brazilian government identified R$19.6 billion in fiscal space, largely from lower Social Security spending, to fund a 15% increase in the minimum Bolsa Família benefit, raising it to R$691.

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