Tag: emergency aid measure

• Saturday, October 10th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Brazilian government cuts emergency cash transfers to help the poor withstand the pandemic

  

  Many people in Brazil are struggling to cope with less pandemic aid from the government and jumping food prices, with millions expected to slip back into poverty. Brazil’s government, starting this month, halved the amount of its monthly emergency cash transfers to help Brazil’s poor withstand the hardship of the economic meltdown, down to 300 reais (US$54).

• Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Chilean lawmaker celebrates passing of a bill liberating 10% of pension funds

  

  Chilean lawmaker launched hundreds of internet memes on Wednesday when she ran through congress wearing a pink cape and waving matching fans to celebrate passage in the lower house of a coronavirus emergency aid measure.