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The government is expected to have difficulty this year in funding the new Renda Brasil program.

In addition to the discrepancy in the current payment schedule, more than R$ 14 billion of the R$ 20 billion allocated for the salary bonus, which is the main source of funding for the Bolsa Família replacement program, has already been disbursed.

Economy Minister Paulo Guedes (Photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado)

247 - The Jair Bolsonaro government is expected to have difficulty this year in funding the new Renda Brasil program, which was designed to replace Bolsa Família, Following a broad reallocation of resources from the social area of ​​the Budget, Minister Paulo Guedes, of the Economy Ministry, intends to allocate the funds from the salary bonus, unemployment insurance for fishermen during closed seasons, and other assistance programs to a single program. This information comes from the newspaper. Folha de S.Paulo.

In addition to the discrepancy in the current payment schedule, more than R$ 14 billion of the R$ 20 billion... salary allowance The report adds that payments have already been disbursed. 

There is a spending commitment established for the salary bonus, which is the main source of funding for the Renda Brasil program, according to studies by Paulo Guedes' economic team. Furthermore, the restructuring of the Bolsa Família program needs to be approved through bills in the National Congress.