"Brazil's Lula raises welfare benefit ahead of October election
BRASILIA, Sept 17 - Brazil's Planning Minister Bruno Moretti announced on Thursday a 15% increase in cash transfers under the country's flagship welfare program Bolsa Familia, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeks re-election in an October vote.
Bolsa Familia is a hallmark policy of Lula's Workers Party and has long been a centerpiece of its social welfare agenda."
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