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Lula’s Last-Minute Bolsa Família Hike Draws Fiscal Heat, TCU Scrutiny Ahead of Brazil Election
President Lula decreed a 15% increase for the Bolsa Família welfare program, raising benefits to R$691 just 17 days before Brazil's presidential election, prompting a legal challenge at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) over fiscal risk.
President Lula decreed a 15% increase for the Bolsa Família welfare program, raising benefits to R$691 just 17 days before Brazil's presidential election, prompting a legal challenge at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) over fiscal risk.
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