Brasil sem Miséria

Social Program

Brasil Sem Miséria ("Brazil Without Extreme Poverty") is a social program of the government of Brazil created by President Rousseff as an expansion of the Bolsa Familia program of her predecessor, President Lula.[1] It especially focuses on the Northeast Region, Brazil, historically the most impoverished region in the country.[1] Brasil Sem Miséria is planned to expand public services including "documentation, electricity, literacy, medical, dental and ophthalmic treatment, day care and sanitation".[2]

The 2010 Census classified 8.5% of the Brazil population as being in extreme poverty.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Brazil launches scheme to lift millions out of poverty". BBC News. 2 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Brazil launches social program to lift 16 million out of extreme poverty". Government of Brazil. June 2, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26.

See also

  • Great Society
  • Welfare state
  • Socialism
  • Poverty
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Contemporary social welfare programs in Brazil
Transfer payments
  • Brasil sem Miséria
Public housingFood
  • Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos
  • Pronaf
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Health care
Infrastructure


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