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Brazil reinforces security officers' salaries for 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics
Xinhuanet
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,
launched on Tuesday the programs Cup Grant and Olympics Grant to
bolster the salaries of policemen, firefighters and municipal guards
that will work in the security of Brazil's World Cup 2014 and Rio de
Janeiro's Olympics 2016.
The Cup Grant provides
payment of benefits that amount to 500 reais (275 dollars) in 2010,
value that will increase gradually to reach 1,000 reais (550 dollars)
in 2014 for professionals operating in the cities hosting the
tournament.
In its turn, the Olympics
Grant, 1,200 reais (825 dollars), will be awarded monthly to those
working in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
The amount will be
incorporated into the wages of security officers by the state
governments up to the end of the World Cup and the Olympic Games.
Presented by Real Trade: 1/29/2010