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Lula Government Hikes Flagship Welfare Program by 15% Weeks Before Brazil Presidential Election

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree increasing the minimum Bolsa Família benefit to R$691 just ahead of a tight re-election vote.

By Eleanor Shaw

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Lula Government Hikes Flagship Welfare Program by 15% Weeks Before Brazil Presidential Election
Source: Ricardo Stuckert/Presidência da República / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0 br)

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree increasing the minimum Bolsa Família benefit to R$691 just ahead of a tight re-election vote.

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