Brazil Sends 2027 Budget to Congress With Bolsa Família Freeze and Postal Bailout

BRAZIL · ECONOMY Key Facts —The delivery: The government sent its 2027 budget bill to Congress on Monday, deadline day. The bill sets primary spending at R$2.83 trillion (US$546 billion), about 19 percent of GDP. —The freeze: There is no raise planned for Bolsa Família, the flagship cash-transfer programme. Instead, the bill budgets the programme…