Natalia Bonavides proposes supplementing the Bolsa Família program and providing a minimum wage for low-income individuals for the duration of the pandemic.
"People's lives are more important than profit," the congresswoman argues.
Saibamais Agency - Federal Representative Natália Bonavides (PT/RN) filed three bills in the Chamber of Deputies that guarantee rights to the poorest population during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bill 682/2020 ensures that low-income individuals receive a benefit equivalent to one minimum wage for the duration of the pandemic. The goal is to discourage people from leaving their homes, as well as to reduce the hardship faced by those working in the informal sector due to the economic slowdown.
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