Poverty in Brazil has seen a record increase and reaches its highest level since 2012

Between 2020 and 2021, there was a record increase in these two groups: the number below the poverty line grew by 22,7% and that of people in extreme poverty increased by 48,2%.

The World Bank adopts per capita income as a poverty line of US$5,50 PPP, equivalent to R$486 per capita per month. The extreme poverty line is US$1,90 PPP, or R$168 per capita per month.

Check out other data released by IBGE:

• Children under 14 below the poverty line: 46,2% (highest percentage in the series);
• Black and brown people below the poverty line: 37,7% (practically double the number of whites, at 18,6%);
• States with the highest proportion of poor people: Northeast (48,7%) and North (44,9%);
• Average household income per capita: R$ 1.353 (lowest level in the historical series);
• Men received 5,9% more than women, while black and brown people continue to earn half the income of white people.

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