Brazil - Poverty and wealth

Brazil has many wealthy people and very poor people. The difference between the highest standard and the lowest standard social level decreased in the latter half of the 1990s, but it is getting bigger. Stabilizing the economy by lowering the inflation level will provide more purchasing power to the poor. The social indicator shows that since 1994 when Fernando Enrique Cardozo became President, the proportion of people living below the poverty line decreased from 19% of the total population in 1993 to 14.51% in 1999 . The lowest level

The highest income of 10% of Brazilian population in 1999 accounted for 47.75% of total income. At the same time, at least 50% of Brazilian income accounts for only 12.55% of total revenues in 1999. The top 1% of Brazilian population received 13.31% of total revenue in 1999, exceeding at least 50% of total revenue.

All Brazilians can receive health services free of charge, but this service has doubts. Doctors are receiving adequate education, but urban demand is much higher than current needs. Health and sanitary conditions vary from region to region. South and southeast health services and hygiene are better than north and northeast

Note: This information shows the proportion of income by percentage of population, ranked by income per capita.

The government formulated a literacy rate improvement program in 1971, but 15% of the population aged 15 and older could not read or write in 1999. This figure is higher than the proportion of Latin America and the whole Caribbean. The middle class's illiteracy rate is 10%. Education at the school and university level is free. Secondary schools are the responsibility of local governments, universities are the responsibility of federal and state governments.

The biggest social challenge facing Brazilian Government and society is the lack of education, housing, medical care and nutrition for homeless children in Brazil. Thousands of children live on the street and have been abandoned by parents who can not be raised. These children who face hunger and live in a pathetic situation appeal to prostitution to abuse drugs, commit crimes and survive. The government has developed a number of programs through the Ministry of Social Affairs to tackle the poverty and hunger of homeless children.

Due to the rapid urbanization, Brazil's poverty is increasingly becoming a city and a big city. In urban areas where incomes and wealth are not equal, the number of people living in absolute poverty has increased dramatically, which has led to a general feeling that poverty is increasing nationwide. Despite the rapid progress of urbanization, rural poverty in Brazil, especially the northeastern region is still a serious problem. Because most of the so-called poor people in the urban area depend on agricultural activities to support their livelihoods, some people think rural poverty is actually larger than this measurement. For example, in the northeastern region, 29% of poor urban household heads are engaged in agriculture (World Bank, 1995), the distinction between rural and urban areas is irrelevant. In fact, the poverty in the northeast is more widespread and serious: Brazilian poor people make up 32% of the total population and occupy 55% of the poor (World Bank, 1995)

According to the World Bank, Brazil is a middle income country, but one of the world's most unequal countries, 1% of the country accounts for nearly half of wealth. As Brazil removes the worst economic recession in decades, the government dramatically reduces social expenditure and this gap is expanding. Studies by government departments and research institutions in each country document this inequitable racial factor and are affecting everything from equal compensation for equal work to murder. According to an annual survey by the Institute for Applied Economics (IPEA), black Brazilians are almost four times more likely to be murdered than Caucasians. According to current estimates by IPEA and Oxfam, black and white Brazilians are more likely to receive the same wages by 2089.