In the Annual Budget Bill of 2023, sent by President Jair Bolsonaro to Congress National, a budget cut of 60% is foreseen in free medicines distributed by the program Popular Pharmacy. The expected cut is more than R$ 1.2 billion, and the expectation is that this does not make it impossible for the population to access medication for treatment of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and asthma, which are some of the most common among the population, according to the Ministry of Health.
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However, it is estimated that the population will run out of 13 different types of active drug ingredients, many of which are used to treat asthma, diabetes and hypertension. ProGenéricos, an association that brings together the main laboratories that carry out the production and commercialization of medicines, issued an alert that six of the main medicines to control hypertension, such as Captopril, Atenolol, Propanolol, Hydrochlorothiazide, Losartan Potassium and Enalapril Maleate, will no longer be free for the population.
In a note, ProGenéricos stated that there is a great risk of overloading the SUS (Unified Health System). The president of the association, Telma Salles, claimed that reducing the budget of the Popular Pharmacy program will bring a lot of damage to the health system in Brazil, and that it is not known how the government intends to help treat people who need these drugs, who are often unable to afford them. buy them. According to her, this is not an intelligent idea, as these people will seek treatment in the SUS and there will be an overload in these units, as these are non-treatable diseases and can only be controlled with the medicines.
secret budget
The so-called secret budget is how the rapporteur's amendments (RP-9) are known to the population, and the cut is precisely to make room for these commitments. In 2022, the budget was BRL 2.04 billion in free medicines for the population, and it increased to BRL 804 million in the project for 2023.
From the budget for next year, R$ 19.4 billion will be exclusively for the secret budget. This is the highest amount ever recorded, as it is within the R$ 38.7 billion that were reserved for parliamentary amendments and budget proposals.
The R$ 38.7 billion are divided as follows:
- BRL 11.705 billion for individual amendments;
- R$ 7.692 billion for bench amendments;
- R$ 19.397 billion for amendments by the general rapporteur.
In 2021, the amount reserved for the secret budget was BRL 16 billion, which exceeds the forecast of BRL 14.2 billion for public servants' readjustments in 2023. As a result, there is no forecast of amounts destined for commission amendments, which are indicated by congressional commissions.
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