Emergency aid canceled for those who purchased electronics?

A message has been widely shared on social media, especially on WhatsApp, with the Caixa logo informing that the second installment of emergency aid has been canceled for those who purchased electronics and appliances.

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According to the message, the bank has blocked around 187,000 people, who will no longer be able to receive the benefit.

This is because these people would have purchased electronics and household appliances with the first installment of the aid.

The message also states that the measure was taken so that the amount of R$ 600.00 will be directed to those who really need it.

See the full message that has been circulating about the second installment of emergency aid

Caixa has blocked approximately 187,000 CPFs that will not be eligible for the second installment of emergency aid, as they were registered for electronic device purchases within 10 days of receiving the aid. According to Caixa's president, this is to help only those who truly need it. Monitoring will continue until the first installments are paid out.

And is it true?

According to Caixa Econômica Federal, no type of communication was issued regarding this inspection of the use of the resources provided.

On the day says the following:

“Law 13,982/2020, regulated by decree 10,316/2020, which established the federal government's emergency aid, does not impose how the beneficiary must use the resources.”

Therefore, this means that anyone who has purchased electronic equipment or home appliances will not suffer any type of sanction.

Therefore, it is possible to categorically state that this is just a publication to cause distress in people.

Caixa says it is prepared to pay the second installment of emergency aid

Fourteen days after the first date set for the government to pay the second installment of the aid, the calendar has not even been released.

Then, through a note, Caixa communicated that:

"It is prepared for the second installment of emergency aid and is awaiting the definition of a new schedule by the Ministry of Citizenship."

However, she also highlighted that Dataprev is responsible for analyzing who is eligible to receive the aid.

According to Dataprev, 13.6 million applicants are making adjustments to their Individual Taxpayer Registry (CPF).

Furthermore, it was reported that 10.7 million did not meet the requested requirements.

In fact, many applicants are employed or already receive government assistance, such as a pension or retirement.

New application

A new version of the Application has been released Caixa Tem, which is savings Caixa's digital social network.

This way, the application can now be accessed by multiple people simultaneously without any problems.

Initially, only 200,000 simultaneous connections were possible and that number is now 500,000 connections.

Additionally, new features have been added, such as cardless withdrawals, for example.