Alagoas Governor Announces 50 Pix Cash Gifts at Rio Largo Mother's Day Event

Overview

• Dantas, who spoke on stage Sunday in Rio Largo, told the crowd he and Senator Renan Calheiros would send 50 transfers of R$200 via Pix, Brazil's instant payment system.
• The governor's communications office said the gesture was personal, used his own money, and did not involve state staff or state funds.
• The announcement came during the city hall's Mother's Day raffle, which awarded more than 170 prizes including appliances, furniture, and a motorcycle.
• Other recent raffles in Alagoas featured politicians' names such as Arthur Lira and his son Álvaro, with their teams saying the credits were informal and they did not finance the prizes.
• The activity unfolds in an election year as Calheiros seeks Senate reelection and Dantas supports MDB hopeful Renan Filho for governor, a context that invites closer scrutiny of such events.