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Brazil
| Total population (m.): | 195.4 |
| GDP per capita (USD): | 9567 |
Books, reports and articles
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Pensions, poverty and wellbeing: the impact of pensions in South Africa and Brazil, a comparative study
Barrientos, Armando, ; Lloyd-Shelock, Peter, , HelpAge International, 2012, 8 p
Pension watch briefing no. 7 compares the impact of pensions in South Africa and Brazil, focussing both on poverty and well-being. It demonstrates that the impact of pensions goes beyond the direct beneficiaries as older people continue to assist their families and households....
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Barrientos, Armando, ; Lloyd-Shelock, Peter, , HelpAge International, 2012, 8 p
Pension watch briefing no. 7 compares the impact of pensions in South Africa and Brazil, focussing both on poverty and well-being. It demonstrates that the impact of pensions goes beyond the direct beneficiaries as older people continue to assist their families and households....
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The quest for equity in Latin America: a comparative analysis of the health care reforms in Brazil and Colombia
Esteves, Roberto JP, , 2012, 51 p
Brazil and Colombia have pursued extensive reforms of their health care systems in the last couple of decades. The purported goals of such reforms were to improve access, increase efficiency and reduce health inequities. Notwithstanding their common goals, each country sought...
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Esteves, Roberto JP, , 2012, 51 p
Brazil and Colombia have pursued extensive reforms of their health care systems in the last couple of decades. The purported goals of such reforms were to improve access, increase efficiency and reduce health inequities. Notwithstanding their common goals, each country sought...
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Multi-pillared social insurance systems: The post-reform picture in Chile, Uruguay and Brazil
Antía, Florencia; Lanzara, Arnaldo Provasi, 2011, 53-71
This article focuses on an analysis of social insurance models and reforms in Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Noting that these three countries are following different reform trajectories, the article explores trends in the restructuring of each of these insurance systems across...
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Antía, Florencia; Lanzara, Arnaldo Provasi, 2011, 53-71
This article focuses on an analysis of social insurance models and reforms in Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Noting that these three countries are following different reform trajectories, the article explores trends in the restructuring of each of these insurance systems across...
English, French, German, Spanish
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Brazil: An innovative income-led strategy
International Institute for Labour Studies, , ILO, 2011, 127 p.
Brazil, while not immune to the effects of the financial and economic crisis, has fared reasonably well compared to many countries in terms of economic and labour market performance. This report examines the way in which social protection measures were utilized in order to...
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International Institute for Labour Studies, , ILO, 2011, 127 p.
Brazil, while not immune to the effects of the financial and economic crisis, has fared reasonably well compared to many countries in terms of economic and labour market performance. This report examines the way in which social protection measures were utilized in order to...
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La efectividad de las redes de protección social: El rol de los sistemas integrados de información social en Brasil
Bartholo, Leticia; et al., , Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, 2011
Este trabajo forma parte de una serie de estudios realizados en el marco del proyecto "La efectividad de las redes de protección social: El rol de los sistemas integrados de información social. Los estudios de caso fueron realizados en el período 2007-08. Se agradecen los...
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Bartholo, Leticia; et al., , Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, 2011
Este trabajo forma parte de una serie de estudios realizados en el marco del proyecto "La efectividad de las redes de protección social: El rol de los sistemas integrados de información social. Los estudios de caso fueron realizados en el período 2007-08. Se agradecen los...
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Poverty transitions among older households in Brazil and South Africa
Barrientos, Armando, ; Mase , J., , BWPI, 2011, 29 p.
The knowledge gap relating to the dynamics of wellbeing and poverty among older households in developing countries has direct implications for policy. In general, South Africa and Brazil lack official poverty lines. The main objective of this paper is to provide estimates of...
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Barrientos, Armando, ; Mase , J., , BWPI, 2011, 29 p.
The knowledge gap relating to the dynamics of wellbeing and poverty among older households in developing countries has direct implications for policy. In general, South Africa and Brazil lack official poverty lines. The main objective of this paper is to provide estimates of...
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Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes: The recent experience in Latin America and the Caribbean
Cecchini, Simone, ; Madariaga, Aldo, , Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 2011, 214 p
This document summarizes experience with conditional cash transfer or "co-responsibility" (CCT) programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean, over a period lasting more than 15 years. During this time, CCTs have consolidated and spread through the region's various countries...
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Cecchini, Simone, ; Madariaga, Aldo, , Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 2011, 214 p
This document summarizes experience with conditional cash transfer or "co-responsibility" (CCT) programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean, over a period lasting more than 15 years. During this time, CCTs have consolidated and spread through the region's various countries...
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Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database
Barrientos, Armando; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Maitrot, Mathilde, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, 2010, 137 p.
The database aims to: - provide a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social assistance interventions in developing countries; - focus on programmes seeking to combine the reduction and mitigation of poverty, with strengthening and facilitating household...
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Barrientos, Armando; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Maitrot, Mathilde, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, 2010, 137 p.
The database aims to: - provide a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social assistance interventions in developing countries; - focus on programmes seeking to combine the reduction and mitigation of poverty, with strengthening and facilitating household...
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The new middle class in Brazil: The bright side of the poor
Marcelo, Neri, FGV, 2010, 134 p.
Brazil is booming. In the first quarter of 2010 per capita GDP was 9% compared to the first quarter of 2009, or 11.7% compared to the last quarter of 2009. Growth is picking momentum now but has been going on since the end of 2003 recession. From 2003 to 2008 par capita GDP...
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Marcelo, Neri, FGV, 2010, 134 p.
Brazil is booming. In the first quarter of 2010 per capita GDP was 9% compared to the first quarter of 2009, or 11.7% compared to the last quarter of 2009. Growth is picking momentum now but has been going on since the end of 2003 recession. From 2003 to 2008 par capita GDP...
English, Portuguese
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Le régime brésilien de sécurité sociale
Centre des liaisons européennes et internationales de sécurité sociale, CLEISS, 2010
Le régime brésilien de protection sociale couvre : - la prévoyance sociale qui sert à remplacer le revenu de la personne assurée qui perd sa capacité de travail par suite de maladie, invalidité, vieillesse, décès, perte d'emploi involontaire, maternité ou...
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Centre des liaisons européennes et internationales de sécurité sociale, CLEISS, 2010
Le régime brésilien de protection sociale couvre : - la prévoyance sociale qui sert à remplacer le revenu de la personne assurée qui perd sa capacité de travail par suite de maladie, invalidité, vieillesse, décès, perte d'emploi involontaire, maternité ou...
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Brazilian social security in comparative perspective: Expenditures, redistribution and inequality
Kay, Stephen J., ISSA, 2010
While the welfare state is by definition redistributive, this does not automatically entail that it creates more equality (Esping-Andersen and Myles 2008). Latin America has been the site of a range of social policy experimentation with differing distributional outcomes, from...
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Kay, Stephen J., ISSA, 2010
While the welfare state is by definition redistributive, this does not automatically entail that it creates more equality (Esping-Andersen and Myles 2008). Latin America has been the site of a range of social policy experimentation with differing distributional outcomes, from...
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Social Protection Floor Initiative: SPF Country Brief Brazil
Brazil in Search of Universal Social Protection
ILO; WHO, ILO, 2010, 4 p.
The universalization of social security is a mandate of Brazil’s 1988 Federal Constitution, whose proclamation was an important mark of the return to democracy. The goal of the Constitution is the construction of a broad social protection system that would harmoniously...
English, Portuguese
Brazil in Search of Universal Social Protection
ILO; WHO, ILO, 2010, 4 p.
The universalization of social security is a mandate of Brazil’s 1988 Federal Constitution, whose proclamation was an important mark of the return to democracy. The goal of the Constitution is the construction of a broad social protection system that would harmoniously...
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Seguros de desempleo y reformas recientes en América Latina
Velásquez Pinto, Mario D., Naciones Unidas, 2010, 57 p.
En los últimos años se han verificado un conjunto de reformas en los Seguros de Desempleo en Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Venezuela y Uruguay, las que si bien han tenido alcances diversos, desde estructurales a cambios paramétricos, han estado orientadas a mejorar la...
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Velásquez Pinto, Mario D., Naciones Unidas, 2010, 57 p.
En los últimos años se han verificado un conjunto de reformas en los Seguros de Desempleo en Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Venezuela y Uruguay, las que si bien han tenido alcances diversos, desde estructurales a cambios paramétricos, han estado orientadas a mejorar la...
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The emergence of new economic powers: What new values for social security policies?
ISSA, 2010
Brazil, the People’s Republic of China and even India are challenging existing models of social security in the light of their own values, principles and imperatives. Changes in the social security paradigm are an unavoidable issue in an increasingly unstable global context...
English, French, German, Spanish
ISSA, 2010
Brazil, the People’s Republic of China and even India are challenging existing models of social security in the light of their own values, principles and imperatives. Changes in the social security paradigm are an unavoidable issue in an increasingly unstable global context...
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Trabajadores independientes y protección social en América Latina: Argentina. Brasil. Chile. Colombia. Costa Rica. Uruguay
Bertranou, Fabio M., , OIT, 2009, 169 p.
La protección social es una de las dimensiones claves para la agenda de Trabajo Decente que promueve la OIT. El objetivo de ampliar y fortalecer los regímenes de protección social de los trabajadores fue adoptado por los países de la región a través de la Agenda...
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Bertranou, Fabio M., , OIT, 2009, 169 p.
La protección social es una de las dimensiones claves para la agenda de Trabajo Decente que promueve la OIT. El objetivo de ampliar y fortalecer los regímenes de protección social de los trabajadores fue adoptado por los países de la región a través de la Agenda...
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Recent History, Perspectives and Challenges to Social Insurance: the Brazilian Case
Caetano, Marcelo Abi-Ramia; United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, (UNRISD), UNRISD, 2009, 49 p.
The paper aims to describe the general background of pension policy and reform in Brazil. It starts by depicting the normative fundamentals of the three regimes of the Brazilian pension system: the Regime Geral de Previdência Social (RGPS), which is related to private sector...
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Caetano, Marcelo Abi-Ramia; United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, (UNRISD), UNRISD, 2009, 49 p.
The paper aims to describe the general background of pension policy and reform in Brazil. It starts by depicting the normative fundamentals of the three regimes of the Brazilian pension system: the Regime Geral de Previdência Social (RGPS), which is related to private sector...
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Brazil’s rural pension system, its development and impacts: lessons for China
Lloyd-Shelock, Peter; Barrientos, Armando, New Dynamics of Ageing, 2009, 4 p.
Like Brazil in the 1960s, China is now facing problems of large geographical inequalities, as well high rates of rural to urban migration of younger aged adults. However, rural older people account for a much higher share of China?s total population than in Brazil. This both...
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Lloyd-Shelock, Peter; Barrientos, Armando, New Dynamics of Ageing, 2009, 4 p.
Like Brazil in the 1960s, China is now facing problems of large geographical inequalities, as well high rates of rural to urban migration of younger aged adults. However, rural older people account for a much higher share of China?s total population than in Brazil. This both...
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Brésil : la conversion des syndicats brésiliens aux fonds de pension
Chaves, Jardim, IRES, 2009, p.28-47
Cet article propose d’expliquer [l]e ralliement des syndicats [brésiliens] à la logique des fonds de pension et l’implication croissante des syndicalistes dans leur gestion. Il s’appuie sur une enquête auprès des syndicalistes dirigeants et d’administrateurs de...
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Chaves, Jardim, IRES, 2009, p.28-47
Cet article propose d’expliquer [l]e ralliement des syndicats [brésiliens] à la logique des fonds de pension et l’implication croissante des syndicalistes dans leur gestion. Il s’appuie sur une enquête auprès des syndicalistes dirigeants et d’administrateurs de...
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Social security for all in Latin America and the Caribbean will require integration of schemes and solidarity in financing
Uthoff, Andras, ISSA, 2009, 29 p.
The paper surveys current practices on coverage extension in Latin America and theCaribbean, and proposes new goals and strategies. It recognizes that inequalities andbudget constraints restrict the possibility of achieving the normative goal of socialsecurity for all....
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Uthoff, Andras, ISSA, 2009, 29 p.
The paper surveys current practices on coverage extension in Latin America and theCaribbean, and proposes new goals and strategies. It recognizes that inequalities andbudget constraints restrict the possibility of achieving the normative goal of socialsecurity for all....
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What Brazil learned from labour flexibilization in the 1990s
Pochmann, Marco, 2009, p.269-282
The debt crisis of 1981-83 changed the course that Brazil's social and labour policy had followed from the 1930s to the 1970s. The social and labour protection systems built up over those five decades 2013 in conjunction with urbanization, industrialization and the rise of...
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Pochmann, Marco, 2009, p.269-282
The debt crisis of 1981-83 changed the course that Brazil's social and labour policy had followed from the 1930s to the 1970s. The social and labour protection systems built up over those five decades 2013 in conjunction with urbanization, industrialization and the rise of...
English, French, German, Spanish
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Websites
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ILO social security inquiry
Population data, Scheme information, Indicators
ILO
The objective of the ILO Social Security Inquiry (SSI) is to collect, store and disseminate comparable statistical data on social security worldwide. This includes expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes as well as data on protected persons, recipients of social...
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Population data, Scheme information, Indicators
ILO
The objective of the ILO Social Security Inquiry (SSI) is to collect, store and disseminate comparable statistical data on social security worldwide. This includes expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes as well as data on protected persons, recipients of social...
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Pan American Health Organization
Pan American Health Organization; WHO, PAHO
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American...
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Pan American Health Organization; WHO, PAHO
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American...
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World Health Organization : Countries
WHO
The Country Health Profile provides an overview of the situation and trends of priority health problems and the health systems profile, including a description of institutional frameworks, trends in the national response, key issues and challenges. (Source: who.int)
English, French, Spanish
WHO
The Country Health Profile provides an overview of the situation and trends of priority health problems and the health systems profile, including a description of institutional frameworks, trends in the national response, key issues and challenges. (Source: who.int)
English, French, Spanish
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NATLEX : Country Profiles
ILO
The NATLEX COUNTRY PROFILES DATABASE brings together information on national labour law and the application of international labour standards in one portal. The profiles include: - Basic information (membership, ILO office, etc.) - Ratifications -- including ratifications of...
English, French, Spanish
ILO
The NATLEX COUNTRY PROFILES DATABASE brings together information on national labour law and the application of international labour standards in one portal. The profiles include: - Basic information (membership, ILO office, etc.) - Ratifications -- including ratifications of...
English, French, Spanish
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CIPS: country page
Centro de Informação em Protecção Social, (CIPS), CIPS
The CIPS Portugal country page provides – in Portuguese – general data on the country, an overview of the Social Protection system as well as publications and relevant institutions and contact persons. (Source: www.socialsecurityextension.org)
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Centro de Informação em Protecção Social, (CIPS), CIPS
The CIPS Portugal country page provides – in Portuguese – general data on the country, an overview of the Social Protection system as well as publications and relevant institutions and contact persons. (Source: www.socialsecurityextension.org)
Portuguese
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GESS: Regional & Country profiles
ILO
This section provides an overview of the extension of social security in the world. (Source: ILO/STEP)
English, French, Spanish
ILO
This section provides an overview of the extension of social security in the world. (Source: ILO/STEP)
English, French, Spanish
Annual and statistical reports
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Anuário Estatístico da Previdência Social
Secretaria de Políticas de Previdência Social, Assessoria de Comunicação Social
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Secretaria de Políticas de Previdência Social, Assessoria de Comunicação Social
Spanish
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Anuário Estatístico de Acidentes do Trabalho
Secretaria de Políticas de Previdência Social, Assessoria de Comunicação Social
Spanish
Secretaria de Políticas de Previdência Social, Assessoria de Comunicação Social
Spanish