Insegurança alimentar no Brasil durante a Covid-19

Abstract

This work focuses on the analysis of food insecurity in Brazil in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has brought significant challenges in terms of access to food and worsened an already worrying situation in a country marked by deep socioeconomic inequalities. Through an interdisciplinary approach, this research seeks to understand the factors that contributed to the increase in food insecurity during the pandemic and examine its social, economic and health implications. This involves analyzing the impact of the crisis on the labor market, especially for informal and low-income workers, who face loss of jobs and income. Government responses such as emergency aid and how these interventions influenced food insecurity are also examined. Finally, the work argues that the pandemic highlighted the urgent need for effective public policies to promote food security in Brazil, not only as a crisis response measure, but as part of a long-term strategy to combat inequality and ensure universal access to healthy and adequate food. This research contributes to the understanding of the challenges of food insecurity in the context of the pandemic and provides important insights for the formulation of policies that aim to strengthen the resilience of the Brazilian food system.