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Lacking a strategy, the Federal Government foments the country’s fragmentation and fails to coordinate the fight against COVID-19. The demobilization of the Ministry of Health, alongside disorganized testing and social distancing policies, dramatically exposes the Government’s failure for tackling the pandemic and Brazil’s tragic lead in the number of new deaths-per-million inhabitants, overtaking the United States.
Pandemic reduces brazilian exports of high complexity goods. Emergency public actions are necessary to prevent an even worse regression of the economy’s competitiveness
Hunger Persists in Vulnerable Communities Alongside New Dimensions of Violence. Distrust in the Decisions to Relax Social Distancing Hinders the Containment of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The federal emergency basic income program has positive effects on the income of the most vulnerable population, but fails to reduce mobility. The lack of an integrated strategy undermines the effectiveness of the measures against the pandemic
Dramatic unemployment remains hidden in official indicators. Without the emergency income of R$ 600.00, poverty would reach 30% of the population
Differentiated Strategies and Lack of Testing Benchmarks Hinder Pandemic Response, Undermine Social Distancing Decisions, and Further Increase Insecurity
Rise in Covid-19 Deaths and Infections in Vulnerable Communities Aggravate Perception of Helplessness and Risk to Survival
Easing of Social Distancing Guidelines in the State of Goiás raised the death toll by 274%. A similar policy in São Paulo could triple the number of deaths in the next 30 days
Covid-19 ICU beds: Shortcomings, inconsistencies, and disparities in federal and state government data impair the assessment and evaluation of policies
Emergency benefit providing R$600 needs to continue and could be funded by emergency contribution on high incomes
Hunger, unemployment, disinformation and psychological suffering advance violence and hopelessness in vulnerable communities in six Brazilian metropolitan regions
Subpar investments and lack of a strategy for research and innovation will hinder Brazil’s way out of the crisis
Difficulties with the mobile application and failure to use the existing safety net hinder access to emergency income
Lack of coordination between the Federal government and states undermines social distancing policies. Increased and unregulated relaxation could aggravate the pandemic
Black men and black women are the most vulnerable in the crisis. However, a “new vulnerable” group emerges, white men and white women in non-essential services
The vulnerability of Brazilian workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Social Distancing Policies for Confronting COVID-19: The Brazilian States
