May 20, 2022

08:05

Diovana Rodrigues – Cenarium Magazine

MANAUS – The “hasthtag” “JAIR SPENDS BRAZIL PAYS” was high throughout the day on Wednesday, 18, in the social network Twitter. Internet users demanded more explanations about the spending made on the corporate card by the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

The credit card bill is the responsibility of the Planalto Palace and paid by public resources. According to the Transparency Portal, R$8.8 million were spent between January and May of this year alone.

In response to the tweets, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), son of the president, said that Bolsonaro uses the money for “security” and mentioned the attack that occurred in 2018.

Recall that the corporate card is used for any type of expense of the presidential family, especially in the areas of food, transportation, and lodging. The Supreme Court (STF) declared the confidentiality of the expenses unconstitutional in November 2019.

Senator Humberto Costa (PT-PE) questioned about the loss of “purchasing power” of the minimum wage, the increase in inflation, and compared the lowering of the minimum wage with the increase in the presidential salary.

Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (Rede-AP) mentioned social and economic problems, such as hunger and unemployment, in which Brazil is submerged. According to data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the unemployment rate was 11.1% in the first quarter of 2022. The most updated data on hunger reveal that 19.1 million people (9% of the population) are severely food insecure, according to a study conducted by the Brazilian Research Network on Food and Nutritional Sovereignty and Security (Rede Pessan).

The official PT profile highlighted that, on average, Bolsonaro spends R$ 32 thousand per day in the corporate card. “While Bolsonaro follows in the mamata, the people’s salary does not even guarantee the month’s market …,” said the federal lawmaker Alessandro Molon (PSB-RJ).