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