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Country Factsheet

Brazil

This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Brazil. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.

Country Facts

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Population
214.33 million
Income Group
Upper middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
N/A
Multidimensional Poverty Index
3.84%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
5.80%

Programs

Number of economic inclusion programs
2
Institutional delivery (lead agency)
2
  • Nongovernment-led
  • Government-led
Geographic area
1
1
  • Rural only
  • Urban/peri
  • Mix (urban & rural)

Participants

Number of participants
11,180
Number of people benefiting
36,894
Participants served by government-led programs (%)
100.00%

Main Program Objectives

Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

Participant Profile

Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support

ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED

Program Name Year program began Lead Agencies Program Description No. of Current Participants % Female Participants Poverty Targeting Digital
Internal Voluntary Relocation through Employment Based Modality 2018 Brazilian Army The program supports economic prospects of Venezuelan refugees and migrants by relocating them to other cities through an internal voluntary relocation strategy. 3,680 26-50% of participants Targets poor broadly Yes
Program Prosper Family 2023 Office for Social Development of the State of São Paulo The program aims to break cycles of poverty by promoting social mobility, income generation, and human development for highly vulnerable families. The program has four pillars: tutoring, life planning, vocational training, and financial incentives. 7,500 76-99% of participants Targets poor broadly Yes

Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table

The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.

DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank