Impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic on human rights to adequate food and nutrition and food and nutritional security programs: what are the challenges and solutions?

Abstract

Background

The new coronavirus pandemic increased the violation of human rights to adequate food and nutrition and increased food and nutritional insecurity in the Brazilian population.

Objective

to analyze the policies and programs adopted by the Brazilian Government to promote food and nutritional security during the pandemic (year 2020).

Method

Official websites were searched to identify proposed initiatives.

Results

Despite some specific measures, such as emergency financial aid, more effective strategies to strengthen the Food Acquisition Program, encourage small farmers, facilitate food transportation and sale and to guarantee that assistance programs that facilitate income and food access are continued throughout the whole pandemic, need to be urgently considered.

Conclusion

Initiatives from the three spheres of government are required to combat the impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic on indices of food and nutritional insecurity in Brazil.

Keywords:
food and nutritional security; coronavirus infections; public policy; SARS-CoV-2