Government postpones launch of the New PAC to August after parliamentary recess

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) postponed to the beginning of August the launch of the New PAC, the third phase of the Growth Acceleration Program of previous PT governments. The announcement of the postponement was given by Minister Rui Costa, from the Civil House, during an event in Feira de Santana, Bahia.

According to the Civil House, the postponement occurred after a call from the president, who is traveling to Belgium to participate in the III Celac-EU Summit until Wednesday (19). Lula would have said that she intends to wait for the end of the recess in the National Congress to divulge what the new actions will be.

The launch date should be announced in the coming days.

The new PAC round has been constantly postponed by the government, which had initially scheduled it for the first week of July and then until the end of the month. Among the works that will be covered in this new government package are ports, airports, highways, railways and basic sanitation.

The program will also have the new Minha Casa, Minha Vida, which had the law sanctioned last week.