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A new round of payments emergency help it became one of the main issues in the dispute for the command of the National Congress. In the House, the two main candidates have already been in favor of discussing the resumption of the program.
The pressure for the extension of the program is mounting among parliamentarians and has already entered the radar of the Ministry of Economy. However, according to information from Estadão, the economic team evaluates that, if it is necessary to resume payment of the benefit, the amount should be less than R $ 300.
Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has publicly declared the possibility of extending emergency aid if a second wave of COVID-19 infections hits the country. However, to date, no moves have been made.
At this time, the claim is that a profit of R $ 300 or more is economically unsustainable. In 2020, Brazil got into debt to allocate a total of R $ 322 billion to emergency aid payment.
Debate in Congress
Recently, Senator Alessandro Vieira (Citizenship-SE) began collecting signatures in support of an extraordinary convocation of Congress in January to vote on a new calamity decree, the renewal of emergency aid and the universalization of a coronavirus vaccine.
The aid debate is also the focus of the main candidates for the presidency of the House. Last Wednesday, January 6, when officially launching his campaign, Deputy Baleia Rossi (MDB-SP) defended increasing the Bolsa Família or resuming the payment of emergency aid.
“Last year, it seemed like we were going to change the year and the pandemic was going to end. That is not reality. Today we have millions of Brazilians who are going to stop receiving aid and once again have the most basic difficulty, which is having food on the table, ”said Baleia.
Congressman Arthur Lira (PP-AL), one of the main competitors for the leadership of the House, also expressed his defense of strengthening social policies. In one of his social networks, the candidate reported his plan to reorganize the minimum income programs, “but without renouncing fiscal austerity and spending ceiling.” “Fiscal demagoguery always costs dearly for the country and, above all, for the poorest,” wrote the deputy.
