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BRASÍLIA – The Bolsa Família reform proposal foresees an additional expense of R $ 5.1 billion to reward a universe of 1.8 million children for school and sports performance, in addition to daycare assistance. The funds will come from the additional budget of the program for 2021, which went from R $ 29.5 billion to R $ 34.8 billion, according to the budget proposal sent to the National Congress.
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To encourage merit, the project proposes to contemplate the winners of the Mathematics Olympiad and students who excel in Science and Technology and in sporting events, for example. In this case, the prize is estimated at R $ 1,000, according to technicians familiar with the subject.
The project with the new modeling of the program was sent by the Ministry of Citizenship to the Planalto Palace and awaits definition by President Jair Bolsonaro and the economic team. The expectation of the minister, Onyx Lorenzoni, is that the proposal will be announced by the government after the second round of the municipal elections.
One of the main changes, in addition to the migration of the program to a digital platform, is the expansion of the coverage approach, which will be from early childhood to emancipation, with the unification of all social policies.
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In addition to the minimum income of around R $ 200, the project provides for R $ 52 in aid for needy families with children up to five years old and a childcare subsidy of around R $ 200 for mothers who can get a job in the market labor. job.
The new rules will allow program beneficiaries who lose their jobs to return automatically, without having to go to the end of the line, as it is today. In the opinion of the Ministry of Citizenship, people are afraid of losing the benefit and end up depending on the government.
Cost:Extending the emergency aid of R $ 300 would cost R $ 45.9 billion per year
Another novelty is the use of artificial intelligence to mediate between beneficiaries of working age and companies with vacancies to offer. The program also offers free qualification courses at professional schools and public universities.
Minister Onyx said that the World Bank pointed out the need to adapt the program, creating conditions for beneficiaries to have an exit door. According to him, the changes will not require new resources.
The comings and goings of the project
- Expansion of Bolsa Família
In July, Renda Brasil gains strength within the economic team. The objective was to create a program to increase the number of beneficiaries and the amounts of Bolsa Família, but eliminating other programs, such as the salary subsidy and closed insurance.
In August, the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, even announced that the program would be launched in a ceremony at the Planalto Palace. But disagreements over the funding and format of the project postpone the ceremony.
In September, President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed the idea of ending the wage bonus to finance the Renda Brasil program, claiming that the measure would be to take “money from the poor and give it to the poor.”
In the same month, the economic team admits that it is studying suspending retirement adjustments for two years to free up budgetary resources for the program. Bolsonaro vetoes the proposal and “ends” Renda Brasil.
On September 23, MPs convince Bolsonaro to return to discuss a cash transfer program for 2021, now called Renta Ciudadana. The president agrees, but there are still no sources to finance the idea.
Days later, the rapporteur suggests using precatorios (government debts recognized by the courts) and Fundeb (education fund) to finance the program. The negative reaction and criticism even from Guedes cause the government to back down from the idea.
