In January alone, investors withdrew BRL 20.1 bi more from savings accounts than they deposited—after three consecutive years of withdrawals. Savings accounts lost BRL 87.8 bi in 2023, BRL 103.2 bi in 2022, and BRL 35.4 bi in 2021.
Father Lancellotti went viral when he used a sledgehammer to remove sharp stones that had been installed by city authorities on a viaduct to prevent the place from being used as shelter.
The occupation for housing purposes of areas known as susceptible to floods, landslides, droughts, and other climatic disasters surged by 2.8 times between 1985 and 2022—a period in which 123 thousand hectares of Brazil’s risk regions became occupied.
To prevent the spread of tuberculosis four years ago, research foundation Fiocruz started designing the project Habitação Saudável (“Healthy Housing”). However, the foundation seeks funding to expand the initiative.
Among of the top goals of Brazilian government’s program are generating employment and income, reducing social and regional inequalities, and boost economic growth.