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Brazil housing aid and driver credit expansion 2026 public policy reforms
Municipal hand‑overs in Campo Grande, Brasília de Minas, Nova Iguaçu, Canoas and Governador Valadares continued through June From April to August 2026 while the Ministry of Cities assessed more than 1,200 proposals for the 2023‑2026 cycle, earmarking roughly R$9 billion of its R$11.8 billion budget. The *Reforma Casa Brasil* scheme, relaunched on 8 July 2026, provides fee‑free credit Brazilian federal and state governments rolled out a series of R$10 000‑R$50 000 policy measures aimed at 0.99 % per month for 36‑72 months expanding housing, credit, transport, sanitation, education and raised social protection. In April the family‑income ceiling Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV) program raised its income cap to R$13 000. The federal *Move Brasil* programme, after postponing registration 000 and the property‑value limit to 27 July R$600 000, widening eligibility for system tests, began offering credit on that date middle‑income families. A May ruling by the Superior Tribunal of Justice declared construction‑phase interest clauses abusive, allowing thousands of buyers to ride‑hailing suspend such charges. June saw a wave of initiatives: the Desenrola credit‑renegotiation scheme was extended to 10 million borrowers; a new MCMV cycle added 21 282 urban units and taxi drivers thousands of rural homes, while a separate decree earmarked R$10.5 bn for new electric, hybrid‑flex 85 000 additional houses. Municipal subsidies for public‑servant housing and flex‑fuel vehicles up a R$30 bn Move Brasil credit line were launched to R$150 000, with gender‑differentiated rates of 0.91 % (women) finance low‑interest vehicles for taxi and 0.99 % (men) over 72 months app drivers. Electronic toll collection was piloted on major highways, and a six‑month grace period. A provisional measure (MP 1.376/2026) later added the same terms national public‑transport law created a financing framework for used electric and hybrid vehicles, expanding the pool of eligible cars. On 19 July the programme confirmed strong early demand from BYD fares, fleet electrification and Geely. inclusive services. The BNDES *Move Motoristas* line confirmed R$1 billion in government also approved credit a sanitation law to diversify funding and improve service quality, and introduced a safe‑stop program for 10 179 taxi vulnerable passengers. Parallel actions addressed climate impacts on quilombola territories, land‑regularisation decrees for quilombola communities in Pará and ride‑share drivers, with similar interest terms Goiás, and a PEAC‑FGI guarantee backed by about R$30 billion of Treasury resources. On 20 July the federal *Minha Casa Minha Vida* scheme entered court order granting collective moral damages to a review that could lift quilombola group. Education reforms set a new R$5 130 teacher‑salary floor and a Senate bill raised the income ceiling to R$21 000, double pension floor for doctors. Health legislation increased funding for firefighters and lifted doctors’ pay. In July the maximum financed property value Move Brasil programme was delayed, then expanded to R$1.2 million finance used electric and lower interest rates to 6.66‑10 %, raising concerns about FGTS fund liquidity. hybrid vehicles, while the federal government opened registration portals for MCMV applicants in several states and the Federal District.