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flag Brazil’s new tax break for low-income workers boosts spending and supports Lula ahead of 2026 election, but risks fiscal strain.

flag A new Brazilian income tax break exempting workers earning up to 5,000 reais monthly from taxes—nearly tripling the previous threshold—is boosting disposable income for about 11.3 million people, injecting an estimated 28 billion reais into the economy ahead of the 2026 presidential election. flag The policy, a key 2022 campaign promise by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has improved public sentiment amid low unemployment, rising wages, and falling inflation. flag While it has strengthened Lula’s lead in polls, economists warn it may strain public finances, reduce long-term productivity, and increase inflation risks by shrinking the tax base and increasing debt.

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