巴西总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦在周日总统选举第二轮投票前几天，将旗舰福利项目“家庭补助金”的发放金额提高了15%。此次上调本周惠及约2000万个家庭，是卢拉在竞选最后阶段公布的一揽子援助、补贴和减税措施的核心内容。
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has raised the flagship Bolsa Família welfare payment by 15% days before Sunday's presidential runoff. The increase, reaching roughly 20 million families this week, anchors a wider package of aid, subsidies and tax cuts Lula unveiled in the campaign's final stretch.
巴西总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦在周日总统选举第二轮投票前几天，将该国旗舰福利项目“家庭补助金”的发放金额提高了15%。本周，约2000万个巴西家庭开始领取提高后的补助金。
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has lifted payments under Bolsa Família, the country's flagship welfare programme, by 15% just days before Sunday's presidential runoff. Roughly 20 million Brazilian families began receiving the higher payments this week.
此次上调是卢拉在竞选最后阶段宣布的一揽子规模更大的援助、补贴和减税措施的一部分。“家庭补助金”长期以来被宣传为卢拉政治生涯中减少贫困的核心工具，为数百万低收入家庭提供直接现金支持。
The increase forms part of a broader package of aid, subsidies and tax cuts that Lula announced in the final stretch of his campaign. Bolsa Família has long been promoted as the central tool of Lula's political career for reducing poverty, providing direct cash support to millions of low-income households.
卢拉将于周日对阵参议员弗拉维奥·博索纳罗，民调显示这场角逐在统计上势均力敌。此次提高补助发放金额的时机，再次引发了关于竞选期间动用国家资源的争论。
Lula faces Senator Flávio Bolsonaro on Sunday in a race polls show as a statistical tie. The timing of the payment boost has revived debate over the use of state resources during an election campaign.