Direito à alimentação no Brasil: estudo das políticas públicas federais, do Programa Fome Zero à atualidade

Abstract

This course completion work deals with the right to food in Brazil, from the Zero Hunger Program to the present. Despite the achievements achieved in the early 2000s, with the implementation of the Program, the number of people who passed through increased dramatically in recent years, with an estimate of 33 million people applying in 2022. It is argued that hunger is the result of violation of the human right to adequate food, perpetuated as a result of the way in which social needs are protected in capitalism, where food is treated as a commodity subject to market rules. The study examined the overall food security situation in Brazil, the role of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in combating hunger in the country, the reasons for the return of hunger to pre-2004 levels, and the effectiveness of policies existing public policies, especially the Zero Hunger Program. The study is divided into three chapters, the docks, addressing the concepts of hunger, food security and sovereignty, and the influence of colonization on the Brazilian economy; international and national legal frameworks related to the right to food; and public policies aimed at combating hunger in Brazil, with emphasis on the Zero Hunger Program. The research was based on a bibliographic review of books, scientific articles, official documents and communication vehicles.