The initiative was created in 2003, during President Lula’s first term in office, and combines a set of public policies and facilitates families’ access to basic rights, such as health, education, and welfare.
The government’s original bill stipulated the amount would be valid only until the end of this year. In a vote on May 4, lawmakers decided to add a complement to the previous BRL 224 voucher.
Expanding training and job creation policies are challenges faced by countries with advanced cash transfer programs in place, experts said Monday (Mar. 17) at the South-South Learning Forum 2014.
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