⁍ Brazil will officially announce on Tuesday the extension of an aid payment program designed to help people weather the economic damage of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
⁍ President Jair Bolsonaro has previously stated that the aid payments, which are due to expire this month, will be renewed through the end of the year.
⁍ The value of future payments is still unknown, but leaders have signaled it will be less that the monthly 600 reais ($111) that are currently given.
– Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro is known for his anti-immigrant rhetoric, but he’s also known for helping the poor—and on Tuesday, he’ll announce that his country will extend emergency aid payments to help with the H1N1 virus, Reuters reports. The payments, which were set to expire this month, will be renewed through the end of the year, according to a government official. The official said the value of the new payments is still unknown, but they will be less than the $11 a month currently given.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-welfare/brazil-to-extend-coronavirus-economic-aid-on-tuesday-official-says-idUSKBN25P0V5