13th salary of Bolsa Família? See what Bolsonaro says
During a live broadcast on Thursday (17), President Jair Messias Bolsonaro reported that Bolsa Família beneficiaries will not receive the 13th installment of the program at the end of the year and transferred the responsibility for the non-payment to the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia. Maia responded by calling the chief executive a liar.
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The 13th installment of the benefit is a campaign promise by Bolsonaro and was only paid in 2019 through an MP (Provisional Measure).
The rapporteur of the matter, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (Rede AP), during the process in Congress, proposed that the extra installment be established for all subsequent years.
When it was already on the agenda of the Chamber of Deputies and was due to go to the Senate, the measure lost its validity on March 25.
Response to Bolsonaro
"You're complaining about the 13th-month Bolsa Família payment, which you didn't receive. Did you know it wasn't paid this year? Was that my promise? Yes. Was it paid last year? But the Speaker of the House let the provisional measure expire. Are you going to hold me accountable? Hold the Speaker of the House accountable, as the Supreme Court has now denied him the right to run for reelection. Hold him accountable," Bolsonaro declared in a weekly online broadcast.
In turn, the Speaker of the House responded to Folha de São Paulo, “I never imagined Bolsonaro was a liar,” when informed of the accusation made by the president in the live broadcast.
The newspaper recalled that the MP was not voted on because of an arrangement by the government itself that predicted an impact of R$1.4 billion on public coffers.
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Maia also said that "it was a request from the government, but there is a project by Congressman Darci de Matos [PSD-SC] creating the 13th. I can vote tomorrow [Friday, 18th], if he [Bolsonaro] wants."
Bill No. 4439/20 authorizes the annual payment in December 20 of a bonus in the amount of one minimum wage to people with disabilities and elderly people over 65 years of age who receive the Continuous Benefit Payment (BPC).
