{"id":58474,"date":"2020-03-27T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T13:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/?p=58474"},"modified":"2020-03-31T14:54:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T17:54:53","slug":"coronavirus-income-falls-for-7-in-10-families-in-brazils-favelas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=58474","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Income Falls for 7 in 10 Families in Brazil’s Favelas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

For the original article in Portuguese by Rodrigo Caetano published in Exame click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is the fourth article<\/em>\u00a0in what will be a spotlighted issue on RioOnWatch for the foreseeable future:\u00a0the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro\u2019s favelas<\/a>. The series features both original RioOnWatch publications and those translated from other sources such as this one.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, 70% of families living in favelas have experienced a fall in income, according to a survey of more than 1,000 residents in 262 communities conducted by the Data Favela research institute. \u201cAs alarmist as it may sound, this picture may indicate a situation of social upheaval in the near future,\u201d notes Renato Meirelles, founder of the Locomotiva Institute<\/a>, which created Data Favela<\/a> in partnership with Central \u00danica das Favelas (CUFA<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

The study also indicates that 84% of favela residents project a reduction in their income. In Brazil, 13.6 million people live in favelas. For 71% of them, work is their primary source of income, and 86% already feel a slump in work activity or sales at the companies where they apply their professional skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

In response, 80% of residents are cutting expenses. Were they to lose their primary source of income, two in three favela residents would be unable to pay their bills. 86% say they would struggle to buy food after one month, and 72% would be unable to maintain their living standards after one month.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Celso Athayde, founder of CUFA, the pandemic will affect the Brazilian population unequally<\/a>. \u201cThe study makes it clear that millions of Brazilians will stay at home with an empty fridge,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

The situation is aggravated by the closing of schools and many residents\u2019 informal employment<\/a>. Nearly all (97%) favela residents have shifted their routines in response to the virus. Over half of them have children, and 86% of those children are no longer attending school. With kids now at home, 84% of families note increased expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among those with jobs, only 19% are formally employed, while 47% work autonomously. For Meirelles from Locomotiva, the only way to help this population is through direct income transfers<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBasic food baskets help, but once again, that\u2019s the broader city dictating what favela residents have the right to. It would be more effective to transfer income to them directly<\/a> so they might buy what they need,\u201d Meirelles affirms. \u201cIf no effective action is taken, public or private, to guarantee minimal income, postpone bill payment, and ensure the provision of basic goods, like food, Internet, and cleaning products, there could be a favela revolt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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