The 2023 Federal Budget was submitted to Congress yesterday, a special secretary for the Treasury and Budget of the Ministry of Economy called for a reformulation of the Federal Budget system, and a presidential poll will be published today

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 01 Sep 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The Budget bill provides for an average Auxílio Brasil payment of R$ 405 for 21.6 million families. The total amount reserved for this purpose is R$ 105.7 billion. Polls indicate that some voters are not convinced that President Jair Bolsonaro will keep the payments at R$ 600 next year. The R$ 600 amount does not fit into the spending ceiling, according to the Ministry of Economy. According to the special secretary, indexation is the main problem for the government to be able to meet the demands of society. Also today, a Datafolha poll on the presidential election will be published. In the institute's latest poll, published on August 18, Lula's advantage over Bolsonaro was 15 points. Lula had 47% and Bolsonaro, 32%.

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