Law No. 14.601 creating the Family Support Programme, called Bolsa Família. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Legislation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Policy/planning Poverty Social protection Procedural matters Education Subsidy/incentive Public health Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law creates the Family Support Programme, called Bolsa Família under the Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Combating Hunger, replacing the Auxílio Brasil Programme, established by Law No. 14.284 of 29 December 2021. The objectives of the Programme are: I - combat hunger, through direct transfer of income to beneficiary families; II - contribute to interrupting the cycle of reproduction of poverty between generations; III - promote the development and social protection of families, especially children, adolescents and young people in situations of poverty. Article 8 establishes that the financial benefits will be made to the family responsible, according to the data contained in the family's registration in CadÚnico; and preferably, to women. Full text Portuguese Website www.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Repeals Law No. 10.836 creating the Family Support Programme Bolsa Família. Legislation | Brazil | 2004 (2013) Keyword: Policy/planning, Poverty, Social protection, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree No. 11.762 regulating the Federal Inspection Network for the Bolsa Família Programme and the Registry for Social Programmes of the Federal Government (CadÚnico). Legislation | Brazil | 2023 Keyword: Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Fraud, Inspection, Monitoring, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX