Government admits to continuing emergency aid, but with a value of only R$ 200.
The Special Secretary of Finance of the Ministry of Economy, Waldery Rodrigues, acknowledged this Friday (22) that the government's plan is to maintain the emergency aid, but with a value lower than the three installments initially announced of R$ 600.
247 - The Special Secretary of Finance of the Ministry of Economy, Waldery Rodrigues, acknowledged this Friday (22) that the government's plan is to maintain the emergency aid, but with a value lower than the three installments initially announced of R$ 600. The idea is to use the average payment value of Bolsa Família, which is R$ 200 per month. information It's from the UOL portal.
"Given the benefits (of emergency aid), both direct and indirect, the minister (Paulo Guedes) even mentioned a reference in this case, which is Bolsa Família, which has an average payment of R$ 200 per month," Rodrigues said in an interview with Globonews.
This Thursday (21) the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, already admitted that it might be necessary to extend the emergency aid for the unemployed and self-employed.
The minister's assessment demonstrates that the Jair Bolsonaro government continues to signal a lack of empathy for the working class, which is already suffering from the coronavirus, the effects of the Spending Cap Amendment (PEC do Teto dos Gastos), which freezes public investments for 20 years, and cuts to labor rights. These last two measures had already been implemented well before the start of the pandemic, during the Michel Temer administration, and have been maintained by the current administration.