Medicine for blood pressure, diabetes and asthma weighs on low-income budgets. Farmácia Popular hands out these drugs for free at neighborhood pharmacies. In the 2023 budget bill, sent in 2022, the Bolsonaro government proposed cutting its funding from about R$ 2 billion to R$ 804 million.
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- Corte no orçamento da Farmácia Popular atinge 13 medicamentosThe 2023 budget bill planned a 59% cut to Farmácia Popular, affecting 13 medicines.Read the story
- Alckmin critica Bolsonaro por cortes no Farmácia PopularThe government cut 59% of the Farmácia Popular budget planned for 2023.Read the story
- Farmácia Popular: Bolsonaro autoriza corte na verba de remédios e fraldas geriátricasFunding for free medicines would fall from R$2.04 billion to R$804 million in the 2023 budget.Read the story
Sources
Where the data on this page comes from.
- Agência Brasil (Rádio Nacional)
Expansion of free medicine under Farmácia Popular in 2023.
- Agência Brasil
Recalls that the Bolsonaro government's 2023 budget cut Farmácia Popular by 59% (R$ 2.04 bn to R$ 804 m).
- Agência Brasil
The transition team sought funds to restore Farmácia Popular after the cut in the 2023 proposal.