Alckmin did not suggest ending Bolsa Família – 09/29/2023 – Power

Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) did not announce the end of Bolsa Família, contrary to what posts claim. The publications that recently went viral use a press conference Alckmin held on November 16, 2022 out of context, leading to the understanding that the government wants to end the program, which is not true.

At the time, as verified by Comprova, the then-elected vice president had just delivered a draft of the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution, which became known as the Transition PEC, to leaders of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

Shortly after the meeting, in a press conference, Alckmin commented on the main points of the text, including the proposal to remove Bolsa Família from the spending ceiling. The social program is a hallmark of the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Its maintenance and increase in values ​​were campaign promises, but there was no space for the expense in the 2023 Budget.

In this context, Alckmin said that the PEC had a principle, “which is the exclusion of Bolsa Família”, referring to the removal of this expense from the spending ceiling, precisely to allow the program to continue.

False, for Comprova, is content that is invented or has been edited to change its original meaning and disseminated deliberately to spread a falsehood.

The report contacted those responsible for the publications, but had no response until this check was completed.

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The investigation of this content was carried out by Metrópoles and A Gazeta and published on September 28 by Comprova, a coalition that brings together 41 vehicles to check viral content. It was verified by Folha, Estadão, Plural, Jornal do Commercio and Nexo.