Rastreamento da fome: um estudo sobre questões e desafios relativos à fome no Brasil

Abstract

This dissertation examines hunger in Brazil as a social and political phenomenon, analyzing its structural causes and the consequences of public policies on food and nutritional security. Based on Karl Marx's historical-dialectical materialism, the study employs an exploratory and qualitative approach to investigate how hunger is deeply rooted in social and economic inequalities. The work is structured into three main chapters: the first chapter discusses the theoretical and historical roots of hunger, offering a socio-historical analysis of the problem; the second chapter explores international alliances and Brazilian public policies aimed at combating hunger, with a focus on the political changes since the 2016 coup; and the third chapter addresses the specificities of hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the responses from the government and civil society. The dissertation concludes that, despite significant efforts to combat hunger, the policies implemented in recent years have been insufficient to guarantee the human right to adequate food, reinforcing the inequalities that sustain this issue.