Bolsonaro Signals More Social Spending Ahead of Brazil Runoff
- President promised extra transfer for women in Auxilio Brasil
- Economy Minister Guedes will advertise economic improvement
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President Jair Bolsonaro is turning to promises of more social spending in a bid to improve his standing amid low-income Brazilians ahead of a Oct. 30 runoff against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro, who had a stronger performance than most pollsters anticipated in the first round of voting, announced his government will pay an extra 600 real ($116.58) stipend for women benefiting from his social program in 2023 if he is elected for another four-year term. That extra spending would cost public coffers at least 6 billion reais a year, according to estimates from the economic team.