Bolsonaro, Entering Campaign Mode, Plans to Give More Covid Cash

He is traveling across Brazil, giving land and promising money
President’s popularity at record low as food, fuel prices soar

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly via live stream in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

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By Daniel Carvalho, Martha Beck, and Simone Iglesias

September 28, 2021 at 9:11 PM UTC

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Brazil’s government is considering extending Covid cash handouts through April as President Jair Bolsonaro seeks to boost his record-low popularity before 2022 elections.

“We are a rich country,” Bolsonaro told a crowd of supporters on Tuesday in an event in the northeastern state of Bahia, one of the country’s poorest. “We can serve those most in need for a little longer.”