The implementation of Bolsa Familia resulted in an overall reduction in income inequality through the basic transfer, as well as a significant increase in school enrollment and testing health among CCT beneficiaries. CCTs appeal to policymakers and governments because they provide a direct route to human capital accumulation through the use of incentives. Additionally, Brazil's Bolsa Familia was successful in targeting the poorest region, the Northeast (Cruz and Ziegelhofer: 2014). To help donors and policymakers, they provide an effective and well-targeted means of social spending. The political economy of conditionality makes recipients responsible for their own development – ​​cash transfers are conditional on participation, requiring adjustment of recipients' behavior and ideas about education and health care ( Bastalgi: