Clashing with Governors, Bolsonaro Allocates R$85 Billion to States and Municipalities

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that the federal government has submitted a R$85.8 billion (US$17.2 billion) plan for states and municipalities to cope with health demands and economic impacts of the coronavirus.

The majority of this amount – R$40 billion – will come from “credit facilitation operations,” said the president on Twitter, despite not detailing the investment.

In response to a demand from subnational bodies for the suspension of payment of their debts to the Union, Bolsonaro said that the relief will be R$12.6 billion on that front.

Two consecutive meetings between the President and the state officials were scheduled to be held yesterday, the first with states in Brazil’s Northeast and the second with those in the North.

Source: Exame

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