Bolsonaro Goes on Public-Spending Blitz in Final Weeks of Brazil Race
- President launched several economic initiatives since Oct. 2
- Efforts haven’t translated into big support among the poor yet
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Jair Bolsonaro has opened the floodgates on public spending in the final stretch of Brazil’s presidential election, launching a flurry of measures meant to improve the perception of the economy and close the gap with his leftist challenger, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Since the first-round vote on Oct. 2, when Bolsonaro surprised pollsters with a better-than-expected showing, he has pursued a handful of initiatives, many carrying prices tags of hundreds millions of dollars either in outright costs or forgone revenue.