COVID-19: Brazil implements basic income policy following massive civil society campaign
“Tens of millions of Brazilians have begun receiving basic income payments aimed at addressing the economic impact of Covid-19, following Congress’ approval of a bill prompted by a country-wide grassroots campaign that began just three weeks ago.
Pedro Telles
Pedro Telles is an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Significantly, the new legislation means that basic income is now an established right in Brazil, and taking back a right to income is never easy, however much a government might wish to do so.
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