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Carried out every 10 years, the Brazilian census is pivotal for policymaking. It’s how the government decides on anything from school funding, vaccine policies, or electoral districting.
It is also quite the feat to carry out. Just imagine: it takes 230,000 temporary workers, who must visit 70 million households spread around 8 million square kilometers. Such an effort is a multi-billion dollar enterprise—funds the government claims it doesn’t have. So the Economy Minister wants to trim down the questionnaire.
Will this compromise the results?
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