“Work permits do not take anyone out of social programs”, says Marinho

On November 27, 2023, the Minister of Labor and Employment, Luiz Marinho, stated that work permits do not remove individuals from social programs like Bolsa Família. He emphasized that people leave these programs when they achieve economic sustainability, citing that 4.8 million people who were part of Bolsa Família in 2023 had been contracted by the labor market, with 1.3 million remaining employed.