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The effects of the covid-19 pandemic imposed major changes on the call Mansueto Traffic. The text, which initially provided for fiscal austerity measures for the states, ended up turning into an emergency aid plan so that the governors have more resources to fight the coronavirus.
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The government resists this move to increase the distribution of federal resources to governors. Lack of agreement led to postponement of voting on the matter; from Thursday (9) to Monday (13).
While the political dispute takes place behind the scenes in Brasilia, the Bolsonaristas mobilize on social networks to attack the aid plan. This Thursday, one of the most popular hashtags on Twitter is # PL149Original, which defends the original text of the Mansueto Plan, more focused on structuring fiscal responsibility measures. The narrative of Bolsonaro’s supporters is that the deputies, led by Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), were alarmed by the covid-19 pandemic to obtain more federal resources. This Wednesday, the number of deaths from the disease in Brazil reached 800.
What is at stake, in fact, is the “paternity” of measures to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. By passing the money to the governors, Bolsonaro will not find it easy to appropriate the political bonus of the measures, as happened, for example, in the case of R $ 600 emergency aid.
In government accounts, it helps states will collect federal cash in RS 180 billion, with RS 36 billion in direct transfers and RS 144 billion in loans.
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