Measures aim to rescue the president’s popularity and focus on the 2026 elections; ‘Gas for all’ is one of the proposals to replace the current ‘Vale Gas’
The federal government is preparing a package of social programs aimed at the middle class and the peripheries. The measures, which must be announced from August, seek to rescue the popularity of President Luiz Inacio da Silva (PT) and focus on those of 2026. Preparation actions include the reformulation of Vale-Gás, which benefits about 16 million people, the creation of credit lines for housing reform and financing for vehicle purchase by drivers and application delivery.
‘Gas for all’ replacing ‘vouchers’
One of the main measures is the “gas for all” program, which will replace the current “Vale Gas”. The initiative, which should be launched through, intends to benefit about 16 million families with a card for the removal of 13 -pound gas cylinders. Currently, “Vale Gas” serves approximately 5.4 million families. The estimated cost of the new program is R $ 2.6 billion in 2025 and R $ 5 billion in 2026.
Credit for application drivers and renovations
The package also foresees financing so that delivery and application drivers can purchase motorcycles and cars. This measure, coordinated by entrepreneurship, aims to meet a category that the government seeks to approach.
In addition, the government plans to offer a credit line so that the middle class can reform its homes. It is expected that values will be available between R $ 5,000 and R $ 30 thousand to make improvements in their properties. The measure is seen as a way of serving an audience that, according to Lula, often does not want to change property, but to perform reforms.
The launch of these measures occurs at a time when the government seeks to recover popularity, which has dropped in recent months.
*With information from Igor Damasceno
*Report produced with the aid of AI
