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.
A survey shows that 53% of the 8,700 residents of Complexo do Alemão faced severe food insecurity in 2020–2022, with 11% of families stating their children had gone a whole day without eating because there was no money.
Most of these actions coincide with Brazil's Independence Day week, aiming to mobilize individuals in the fight for their rights and denounce injustices and violence.
As part of the Brasil Sem Fome plan (“Brazil Without Hunger”), health care and social work agents must prioritize children, pregnant women, elders, homeless people, refugees, black people, households headed by women, indigenous people, and traditional communities.