With the update of the country’s Social Programs Registry (CadÚnico), 1.48 million beneficiaries were excluded from Bolsa Família, and 694,200 families were included.
Bolsa Família is aimed at families in situations of economic vulnerability. Beneficiaries must meet some criteria, such as having per capita income classified as poverty.
In a ceremony at the Planalto Palace, the president issued a provisional measure that recreates the income transfer program and the social control network of the Unified Registry.
Brazil has 33 million people in a situation of severe food insecurity, according to the 2nd National Survey on Food Insecurity in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The instrument creates an extraordinary benefit that complements the installments already provided for the Auxílio Brasil for the amount of R$400 disclosed by the government.
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