COVID-19 Inequalities in Brazil: Health, Education, and Social Assistance Policies

Elize Massard Fonseca (), Catarina Ianni Segatto and Francisco Inacio Bastos
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Elize Massard Fonseca: Getulio Vargas Foundation
Catarina Ianni Segatto: Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br)
Francisco Inacio Bastos: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)

Chapter Chapter 4 in The Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality, 2023, pp 69-84 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter reflects on the COVID-19 health emergency and inequalities in Brazil. It relies on secondary sources to describe disparities in health, education, and social assistance. Studies in health and education inequalities suggest great variation in the impact of the pandemic among different jurisdictions and socioeconomic groups. Brazil’s strongest response was in social assistance policy, which relied on a conditional cash transfer structure to expand benefits to vulnerable populations. Yet, its design and monitoring systems were inadequate, which had consequences for many families receiving benefits.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22219-1_4

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