which is called Bolsa Familia (Portuguese for Family Allowance), helps 21 million families in Brazil or about a quarter of the population. To be eligible, a family must live below the poverty line ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday signed a new law to expand the country’s affirmative action policies, ...

The proposed “billionaire tax” is still up in the air, therefore. But if it was put through, how could that extra £190bn help alleviate poverty or climate change? Here’s how a global “billionaire tax” ...

In Brazil’s Amazon, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation. Already, more than a fifth of the country’s rainforest has ...

A key highlight is Brazil’s proposed Global Alliance Against Hunger, aimed at reducing hunger and poverty, addressing migration crises, and fostering international collaboration. Accessed at ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is leading polls ahead of the October election, said on Wednesday that reducing poverty and inequality must be Brazil ...

Extreme poverty in the region still affected 10.6% of the region's population. Excluding Brazil, Latam's poverty ratio would have stood at 28.4%, closer to the 2022 figure. "The decrease in ...

Brazil’s government previously stressed that Lula’s launch of the global alliance against hunger and poverty on Monday was as important as the final declaration. As of Monday, 82 nations had ...

Malaysia has stepped up efforts to reduce poverty in recent years through targeted social protection programmes, particularly ...