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Fome Zero (Zero Hunger) is a program of the Government of Brazil introduced by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2003, with the goal to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty in the country.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: Bolsa Família, Brazilian Social Democracy Party, Child labour, Cistern, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Democrats (Brazil), Econometrics, Economic inequality, Ex-ante, Extreme poverty, Family farm, Federal government of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Hunger, Indigenous peoples in Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lulism, Mato Grosso do Sul, Microcredit, Results for Development, Sertão, United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, World Bank Group, Zero Hunger Political Culture and Antipoverty Policy in Northeast Brazil.

  2. Presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
  3. Social security in Brazil
  4. Welfare in Brazil

Bolsa Família

Bolsa Família (Family Allowance) is the current social welfare program of the Government of Brazil, part of the Fome Zero network of federal assistance programs.

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The Brazilian Social Democracy Party (Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, PSDB), also known as the Brazilian Social Democratic Party or the Party of Brazilian Social Democracy,.

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Child labour

Child labour is the exploitation of children through any form of work that interferes with their ability to attend regular school, or is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful.

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Cistern

A cistern is a space excavated in bedrock or soil designed for catching and storing water.

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Council on Hemispheric Affairs

The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) is a Washington, D.C.-based non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1975.

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Democrats (Brazil)

The Democrats (Democratas, DEM) was a centre-right political party in Brazil that merged with the Social Liberal Party to found the Brazil Union in 2021.

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Econometrics

Econometrics is an application of statistical methods to economic data in order to give empirical content to economic relationships.

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Economic inequality

Economic inequality is an umbrella term for a) income inequality or distribution of income (how the total sum of money paid to people is distributed among them), b) wealth inequality or distribution of wealth (how the total sum of wealth owned by people is distributed among the owners), and c) consumption inequality (how the total sum of money spent by people is distributed among the spenders).

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Ex-ante

The term ex-ante (sometimes written ex ante or exante) is a phrase meaning "before the event".

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Extreme poverty

Extreme poverty is the most severe type of poverty, defined by the United Nations (UN) as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information.

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Family farm

A family farm is generally understood to be a farm owned and/or operated by a family.

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Federal government of Brazil

The Federal Government of Brazil (Governo Federal) is the national government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, a republic in South America divided into 26 states and a federal district.

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Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 18 June 1931), also known by his initials FHC, is a Brazilian sociologist, professor, and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003.

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Hunger

In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period.

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Indigenous peoples in Brazil

Indigenous peoples once comprised an estimated 2,000 tribes and nations inhabiting what is now Brazil, prior to European contact around 1500 AD.

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), also known as Lula da Silva or simply Lula, is a Brazilian politician who is the 39th and current president of Brazil since 2023.

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Lulism

Lulism (Lulismo) is a political ideology describing the 2006 consolidation of segments of Brazilian society previously hostile to social movements and the Workers' Party behind political forces led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, appealed by a controlled reformism and limited structural change focused on the poorest sections of society.

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Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul is one of Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and Minas Gerais (northeast), São Paulo (east) and Paraná (southeast); and two South America countries: Paraguay (south and southwestern) and Bolivia (west).

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Microcredit

Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to impoverished borrowers who typically lack collateral, steady employment, and a verifiable credit history.

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Results for Development

Results for Development (R4D) is a global nonprofit strategy consulting organization.

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Sertão

The sertão (plural sertões) is the "hinterland" or "backcountry" of Brazil.

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United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

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World Bank

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.

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World Bank Group

The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries.

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Zero Hunger Political Culture and Antipoverty Policy in Northeast Brazil

Zero Hunger: Political Culture and Antipoverty Policy in Northeast Brazil is a book by anthropologist Aaron Ansell published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2014.

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See also

Presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Welfare in Brazil

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fome_Zero

Also known as Welfare in Brazil.