Today, we talk about the food insecurity problem in Brazil — which inflicts a major human and economic toll on the country. The issues with vacancies in regulatory agencies. And the multiple impeachment cases across Brazil.
Brazil back on the Hunger Map
Brazil has made its unwelcome return to the world’s Hunger Map — the list of countries in which over 5 percent of the population is food insecure. New data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics shows that, in 2018, 4.6 percent of households faced severe food insecurity. In just five years, over 3 million Brazilians moved into the category of those who have nothing to eat on a regular basis, the total number in the country in this category stands at 10.2 million.
Why it matters. The data refers to 2018 — meaning that the post-pandemic situation might be even worse. “In 2020, people who were already in informal, precarious jobs have now lost their income,” says economist Marcos Andrade, a professor at São Paulo’s Mackenzie University.
- Due to budgetary constraints, the government has halved the coronavirus emergency salary to vulnerable populations, now valued at BRL 300 (USD 57). For the country’s poorest 10...