In Montezano’s view, the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country is “really intense,” but the public and private sectors, he went on to argue, have joined forces to tackle the consequences of the novel coronavirus.
Brazil’s Human Development Index (IDH) saw a 0.001 point uptick in 2017 compared to 2016, and stands at 0.759 on a scale from zero to one—one being the maximum a country’s human development can reach.
A report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that it may take up to nine generations for children born into low-income families in Brazil (the 10% poorest portion of the population) to reach the country’s average income.