Brazilian Senate discusses oversight of federal social policies

The Senate Social Affairs Commission (CAS) is debating Bill 4.035/2023, which proposes designating August as a month for the National Congress to focus on analyzing and overseeing federal social public policies. The bill also aims to establish August as the National Month for Combating Social Inequality and Addressing Poverty.

Requested by rapporteur Senator Paulo Paim, the debate includes several high-level guests, such as Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency Guilherme Boulos and Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Family, and Fight Against Hunger Wellington Dias. The proposal was originally introduced in 2023 by Boulos during his time as a federal deputy.