RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The City of São Paulo has decided to suspend approximately 20 percent of the 26,000 monthly payments of the rental-aid program, affecting some 5,000 families, after an audit allegedly found signs of benefit irregularity.
The program involves monthly payments of R$400 (US$102) to "high vulnerability families" who have lost their homes due to living in risky conditions or who have been displaced to make way for Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here