Season 1 – Episode 2: Emergency Aid and Bolsa Família, with Luiz Henrique Paiva

The Economist continues discussing inequality in Brazil. This week, the conversation is with Luiz Henrique Paiva, PhD in Sociology and Politics, National Secretary of Income and Citizenship at the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger from 2012 to 2015. Responsible for managing the Bolsa Família team, Luiz Paiva also shares insights with us about the emergency aid offered by the Government during the pandemic.

To know more:

Articles:

Defend the Bolsa Família Program – Article by Pedro Nery

Studies:

Avoiding the Pandemic of Poverty: Possibilities for the Bolsa Família Program and the Unified Registry in Response to Covid-19

The Effects of the Bolsa Família Program on Poverty and Inequality: an assessment of the first fifteen years.

Two decades of inequality and poverty in Brazil, as measured by PNAD/IBGE.

Books:

Scarcity

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty