Populist Choices

Brazil, which had been on a consistent path of poverty reduction, did an about face in this administration and changed courses — or lost its way. The aggravation was widespread and almost 11 million people fell into poverty, where they had never been before. The quota is equivalent to almost the entire population of the city of São Paulo. It’s no small thing. And young people are the most sacrificed – in the age group of zero to 17 years, according to a survey by the Institute for Mobility and Social Development.