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Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Guardian
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Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country’s main cash-transfer programme for poor famil…

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  • Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country’s main cash-transfer programme for poor famil…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:10:37 UTC.

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