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Following a statement by the Brazilian vice-president, Geraldo Alckmin, several websites have prompted speculation about the possible conclusion of Bolsa Família.
Bolsa Família, established in 2003, is approaching its twentieth year of operation. Thus, the idea of its ending has generated much public discussion.
For a deeper understanding of the reason for such concern, it is crucial to understand the context of the video widely disseminated on online platforms.
The video highlights part of the vice-president’s speech, in which he refers to the probable ending of Bolsa Família.
See this excerpt below:
“Agreement regarding Bolsa Família and children is unanimous, and the other points are donations; this does not have a fiscal impact. In the budgetary context, which is restricted, it is extra income, which may not even materialise, but, if it does, part of it may be allocated to investments. We presented a proposal without a defined deadline, with one principle, namely the ending of Bolsa Família.”
Léigh freisin: Molann an banc athruithe ar íocaíocht Bolsa Família; tagann imní chun cinn.
Ar ndóigh, cuirfidh a leithéid de scéal imní ar go leor daoine. Tá Bolsa Família ríthábhachtach chun an bhochtaineacht a laghdú agus cuimsiú sóisialta a chur chun cinn, trí chúnamh airgeadais a chur ar fáil do theaghlaigh leochaileacha.
Ach ná bí buartha! Tá an léamh seo struchtúrtha againn chun an cheist seo, atá scaipthe i measc an oiread sin tairbhithe, a shoiléiriú. Mar sin, scrúdaigh an t-eolas sa téacs.
Athbheochan an chláir ioncaim
In 2021, le linn riarachán an iar-Uachtaráin Jair Bolsonaro, cuireadh an tionscadal sóisialta Bolsa Família in áit Auxílio Brasil go hoifigiúil.
Mar sin féin, nuair a d’fhill Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ar an oifig uachtaránachta, ghlac an scéim lena teideal bunaidh arís.
Ó shin i leith, rinneadh roinnt athruithe tábhachtacha ar an tionscadal. Méadaíodh an cúnamh íosta ó R$ 400 go R$ 600, d’fhonn tacaíocht níos láidre a chur ar fáil do theaghlaigh atá leochaileach ó thaobh an gheilleagair de.
Tugadh beartas nua bónais isteach i Bolsa Família freisin, rud a thugann sochair bhreise do chleithiúnaithe na dteaghlach a fhaigheann cúnamh.
Dá bhrí sin, thosaigh leanaí suas go dtí 6 bliana d’aois ag fáil breiseán R$ 150. Faigheann déagóirí suas go dtí 18 mbliana d’aois agus mná torracha breiseán R$ 50.
One significant change made this year is the requirement that each member of a family assisted by the project receive at least R$ 142 to ensure their survival.
It is important to highlight that, if the total of these amounts does not reach the established base amount, an additional amount will be added to ensure a minimum of R$ 600.
Therefore, recent speculation about the possible discontinuation of Bolsa Família has left many people surprised, considering that these actions aim to strengthen assistance to the neediest families.
Will Bolsa Família really be ended?
Finally, in response to the circulation of the aforementioned video, the Lula government clarified that there are no intentions of ending Bolsa Família. It is vital to emphasise that the video is real, but requires broader context to be interpreted correctly.
Léigh freisin: An féidir Bolsa Família a fháil ar ais tar éis cealaithe roimhe seo?
Thus, in fact, Geraldo Alckmin was not suggesting the elimination of the Benefit, but discussing the prospect of keeping it outside the budgetary limitations imposed by the spending cap.
Alckmin spoke in November 2022, during debates on the 2023 Budget and the Proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC) for the Transition.
Ag an tráth seo, bhí an rialtas ag lorg bealaí chun maoiniú a dhéanamh ar bhunú an rialtais nua agus chun leanúnachas na seirbhíse a sholáthar don chlár do theaghlaigh i ngátar a chinntiú.
Dá bhrí sin, ba é príomhchuspóir Alckmin a dhearbhú nach gcuirfeadh teorainneacha buiséadacha isteach ar an Sochar, rud a d’fhágfadh go bhféadfaí é a leathnú agus cúnamh leanúnach a thabhairt dóibh siúd a bhíonn ag brath air.
Go hachomair, níl aon chomharthaí ann go bhfuil an rialtas ag pleanáil deireadh a chur leis an Sochar.
A mhalairt ar fad, tugann na sonraí reatha le fios go bhfuil an clár ag leathnú, mar a chonacthas ag tús mhí Mheán Fómhair, nuair a cuireadh 550 míle teaghlach nua a fuair cúnamh leis.
