The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, signed a measure this Thursday creating the new Bolsa Família program to fight hunger and extreme poverty.
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“Today, in the main hall of Planalto (in the capital, Brasilia), I signed the return of Bolsa Família,” wrote the Brazilian President on his official Twitter account.
“This is not a government or presidential program, it is a public policy of Brazilian society to combat hunger and extreme poverty,” the head of state affirmed.
Hoje, no salão nobre do Planalto, assinei a volta do Bolsa Familia. This is not a government or presidential program, it is a public policy of Brazilian society to combat poverty and misery. #OBolsaFamíliaVoltou
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— Lula (@LulaOficial)
March 2, 2023
In another tweet, Lula da Silva stated that Bolsa Familia is “the most serious and comprehensive program to fight hunger and extreme poverty in the country.”
O Bolsa Família is the most serious and comprehensive anti-poverty and misery program in the country. Today he returns, with R$ 600 per family and another R$ 150 per child up to 6 years. It is about a public policy for the development of Brazil. #OBolsaFamíliaVoltou
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— Lula (@LulaOficial)
March 2, 2023
“Today he returns with 600 reais (about $116) per family (every month) and another 150 reais (about $29) per child up to the age of six. It is the return of public policy for the development of Brazil,” said the President.
The social program, which Lula da Silva already ran during his previous term (2003-2011), will also provide infants over the age of seven and young people under the age of 18 with 50 reais (about 10 dollars) per month and 50 reais (10 US dollars). ) for pregnant women.
The president noted in another message that he returned to the presidency “with 33 million people starving, a situation worse than in 2003.”
I returned to the presidency with 33 million people in transit, a situation worse than in 2003. So I say again that I know that at the end of my term on December 31, 2026, every Brazilian will be drinking coffee, at lunch and eats dinner. I will have fulfilled a miss in my life again.
— Lula (@LulaOficial)
March 2, 2023
“So I say again, when all Brazilians have coffee, lunch and dinner at the end of my term on December 31, 2026, I will have completed the mission of my life again,” he assured.
Lula da Silva clarified that “the program is only for people living in poverty,” so he asked for anti-fraud monitoring in the unified registry.
Social Development Minister Wellington Días mentioned that the social program will seek to encourage families to find formal employment and increase their income.