Brazil minister denies electoral bias in benefits package, cites R$200B fiscal improvement

Brazil's Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha (or similar) denied that the recent package of social benefits was designed to influence elections, claiming the Lula administration improved public accounts by R$200 billion. The fiscal impact of the package remains unspecified, and the government projects a primary surplus in 2027. This is a political defense amid election-season scrutiny, with fiscal credibility at stake.

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