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Are you referring to bolsa familia? Or is this something else? (I don't speak Portuguese)

Yes, I am, Bolsa Familia is a national program. We have a city (Santo Antonio do Pinhal) that seems to have implemented UBI, too (I don't know much about that one). This article[1] (2013), in English, explains the current scenario and the law that I referenced.

The original proposal seems interesting to me, but I don't see government efforts to implement it as defined in law.

[1] http://www.basicincome.org/news/2013/06/opinion-a-three-step...

No, this is about universal income (bolsa família is means tested).

I've never heard about it, I don't think it has gone anywhere.

Actually, in theory Bolsa Familia should be kind of step to reach UBI. The referenced law talks about gradual implantation, initially by poor people.

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