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The second phase of emergency aid began this week. Now, the so-called residual emergency aid, as it was called, will pay R $ 300 per installment. Beneficiaries can receive up to four installments, since the monthly payment ends in December.
With the new eligibility rules and the payment that ends in December, regardless of how many installments have been paid, the Ministry of Citizenship estimates that a total of six million beneficiaries will be left out. The ministry anticipates this cut due to stricter criteria established by the government.
Following the suggestion of the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), stricter rules were established to prevent fraud. It is estimated that an improper payment of R $ 42 billion was made in the program.
According to the decree, those who obtained formal employment in recent months and those who have income and assets incompatible with the rule adopted to obtain the benefit will be excluded from the R $ 300 aid.
It should be remembered that, although in the first phase the 2018 Income Tax return was taken into account, now the 2019 return will be taken into account. The Federal Tax Service will reinforce the crossing of data with the information on the Income Tax. Rent to verify who is still eligible. .
And the cut of one or more installments can occur because the aid ends up being paid at the end of December. Those who registered and were approved after April will not receive the four installments of R $ 300. With the new extension, the government estimates a saving of R $ 22.8 billion.
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Aid extended until December
President Jair Bolsonaro announced the extension of the emergency aid for four months in the amount of R $ 300. The extension of the aid has already been made official through a provisional measure and must now be approved by deputies and senators in the National Congress.
“It is not enough for all needs, but basically it does. The amount just defined is just over 50% of the value of Bolsa Família. So, we decided here, even taking into account the economy on fiscal responsibility, to set it at R $ 300, “said Bolsonaro.
This year, the Executive deposited five installments of R $ 600 for the beneficiaries of the aid, with the aim of helping Brazilians with low income, informal, MEI, self-employed and unemployed.
President Jair Bolsonaro had already reported on the reduction in the amount of the benefit and argues that, if the amount may seem small to Brazilians affected by the pandemic, “it is a lot for those who pay, in this case, Brazil.”
According to calculations made by the economic team, the monthly cost of the benefit was R $ 50 billion per month during the first phase of the program.
