Brazil’s Lula Announces Higher Welfare Payments and Free Weight Loss Jabs Ahead of Election President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced a 15% increase in Brazil's main cash transfer program, Bolsa Família, sparking controversy two weeks before the presidential election.
The move is not coincidental; it aims to boost support among the country's poor and vulnerable ahead of the vote.
Bolsa Família, created in 2003 during Lula's first term as president, has been a cornerstone of social policy in Brazil.