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International

Brazil ships 125 tons of food to Cuba

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that additional shipments of rice, corn, and soybeans, will be dispatched to the country in the coming weeks.

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General

Christmas Without Hunger hands out 2 thousand tons of food countrywide

An initiative by the NGO Ação da Cidadania, the campaign is celebrating its third decade in existence with the largest collection in the last three years: 2 thousand tons of food will be distributed to families all over Brazil, starting Thursday, benefiting over 800 thousand people.

Madri, Espanha, 26.04.2023 - O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e a primeira-dama, Janja Lula da Silva, são recebidos pelo rei da Espanha, Felipe VI, no Palácio Real, em Madri. Foto: Ricardo Stuckert/PR
Politics

Lula: Tackling hunger, poverty should stand atop global agenda

On his visit to Spain, Lula attended a lunch hosted by King Felipe VI. “There can be no sustainability without social justice, or sustainability in a world at war,” the Brazilian president said in his brief speech.

Pobreza e desemprego na América Latina  dificultam efetivação da Agenda 2030
General

Brazil has 32 mi kids in poverty, Unicef survey says

In addition to income, drivers such as food, education, child labor, housing, water, sanitation, and access to information were also considered as major indicators in the research.

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Health

Thirty percent of Brazilians lived in poverty in 2021

The number of people living below the poverty line rose 22.7%. Households enjoying food security fell from 65.1% in 2004 to 63.3% in 2018 and to 41.3% in 2021.