Six out of 10 minors in Brazil live in poverty, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
61 percent of Brazilian minors, or 32 million children and adolescents, are living in conditions of poverty.
Of the 32 million, 18 million are financially poor, meaning they do not have enough money to buy basic food items. The remaining 14 million, while not considered economically poor, are denied access to at least one of their basic rights, (education, information, housing, water, child labor laws and basic sanitation.)
Access is also unequally distributed, with children of color less likely to benefit from basic rights. Among children of color, 58.3 percent are denied access to at least one basic right, compared to 38 percent of white children.
The problem is worse in rural areas and in the country's poorer north and northeast regions.
61 percent of Brazilian minors, or 32 million children and adolescents, are living in conditions of poverty.
Of the 32 million, 18 million are financially poor, meaning they do not have enough money to buy basic food items. The remaining 14 million, while not considered economically poor, are denied access to at least one of their basic rights, (education, information, housing, water, child labor laws and basic sanitation.)
Access is also unequally distributed, with children of color less likely to benefit from basic rights. Among children of color, 58.3 percent are denied access to at least one basic right, compared to 38 percent of white children.
The problem is worse in rural areas and in the country's poorer north and northeast regions.
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