Ok , seriously , let ' s get this clear once and for all The government IS NOT CUTTING FUNDING . It ' s NOT a budget cut like so many biased sources both here in Brazil and abroad want to portrait it like . This is how the law that these students are protesting works Currently , if the government wants to increase funding for something , they have to demonstrate that they have the means of acquiring the money necessary for this new long term expenses . The problem is that this demonstrated source of money is purely based on predictions . So the government can increase funding for something claiming that there will be a source for this money , then be stuck in debt because this source never became a reality . This little loophole is a big reason why Brazil is such a mess right now . Politicians increasing spending based on sometimes intentionally bad predictions . The new law aims to fix this by setting a cap to what the government can spend in a year The last year ' s budget , plus inflation . This is what is going on . Not some sort of devilish cuts to health and education to fill the pockets of evil politicians . Just trying to put some brakes on the governments reckless spending that has plagued the country for years .