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Pandemic emergency aid to be extended for another 3 months – Brazil’s Economy Minister

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government will extend the emergency aid to the most vulnerable for another three months, said Economy Minister Paulo Guedes. Accordingly, the aid during the Covid-19 pandemic will be extended until October, at the same amounts, between R$150 (US$29.6) and R$375 and with equal numbers of recipients. Currently, the aid covers some 39.1 million Brazilians.

According to Guedes, the Ministry of Health has reported that the entire adult population will be vaccinated against Covid-19 by October. Until then, the government wants to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected . . .

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