Bolsa Famlia Reduced Infant Mortality by 17%, Study Points Out

[Judi Lynn]

Analysis was from 2006 to 2015 and showed that the program's impact was even greater in the poorest municipalities

Sep.29.2021 2:14PM

Ana Bottallo
SÃO PAULO

Renata de Jesus Paulo, 32, supports her four children, Aline, 15, Gabriel, 12, Jonas, 6, and Pedro, 2, in addition to herself with the benefit of the Bolsa Família program.

Last month, she got scared when she bought a gas canister for R$100, equivalent to about a quarter (23%) of what she receives in one month of the program, worth R$447.

Renata is one of the more than 13.9 million beneficiaries of the program. Her four children are healthy and did not suffer from infant mortality under the age of five. And most likely this is due to Bolsa Família.

A study carried out by researchers from Fiocruz Bahia, in conjunction with the Federal University of Bahia and the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, demonstrated how Bolsa Família (PBF) reduced infant mortality and improved the health condition of children in the country in ten years, from 2006 to 2015.

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https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2021/09/bolsa-familia-reduced-infant-mortality-by-17-study-points-out.shtml?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsen

[Judi Lynn]

1. Bolsa Familia was administered by both Presidents, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff.

4 October 2018 - 07:18 AM
Analysis
Brazil Elections: 13 Years of Achievements Under PT Gov'ts of Lula and Dilma

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva once said he "never thought that putting a plate of food on a poor man's table would generate so much hatred from an elite that never tires of throwing food away every day."


Such comments could explain the constant attacks directed at the Workers' Party (PT) and both former presidents, Lula and Rousseff, while also providing context for why Lula left the presidency with an over 80 percent approval rate after his second term.

The PT gave more than just a "plate of food to the Brazilian people. As Brazilians prepare to go to the polls on Oct. 7 to elect the country's next president and new lawmakers, and while Lula remains the country's most popular politician, teleSUR looks at the achievements reached by 13 years of PT governments between 2003 and 2016.

Bolsa Familia
In 2003, while the world's attention was on the illegal U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a steelworker union leader, affectionately known as Lula, was declaring his own war, but against hunger and an unjust system that made Brazil one of the most unequal countries in the world. "My war was against hunger," said Lula during an event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the emblematic program "Bolsa Familia" (roughly translated as Family Allowance).

The Lula and Dilma governments meant the development of social policies that translated into social benefits for citizens. With its complex social, economic and political plans, the PT government managed to lift around 50 million people out of poverty.

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https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/Brazil-Elections-13-Years-of-Achievements-Under-PT-Govts-of-Lula-and-Dilma-20180926-0004.html