Poverty is the condition of those who are poor, that is, that does not have the basic conditions to guarantee its survival with quality of life and dignity. Poverty also often refers to the social and economic class of people who are poor.
Poverty can be characterized by encompassing different aspects of individuals' lives, such as the lack of essential goods and services for life: food, clothing, health care, housing, etc.
Social deprivation is also one of the main characteristics of poverty, that is, the inability of people to participate equally in society. This situation is associated with the concept of social exclusion.
See also the meaning of Social issues.
THE absolute poverty or extreme is the state of people who do not have basic requirements to survive. As a result, many individuals contract diseases or die due to hunger or poor sanitary conditions, for example.
declaration of poverty
The declaration or attestation of poverty, also known as declaration of hyposufficiency, is a document that proves the incapacity of a certain person to bear the costs required to enjoy certain legal services. Through this certificate, the applicant can benefit from the
Free Legal Assistance.In this way, the declaration of poverty guarantees the Brazilian citizen, for example, the constitutional right to have access to justice, as well as other social services, free of charge.
Poverty Certificate Example
poverty in Brazil
There are several causes that make Brazil a country with such great social inequality, causing, consequently, a considerable increase in people living below the poverty line.
Currently, there are several welfare policies that try to "stop" poverty in the country, such as Bolsa Família, for example. However, the number of poor people who are in extreme or absolute poverty will only decrease if several others aspects are corrected in the country, such as social inequalities and the quality of education and public health.
See also the meaning of Social inequality and meet the main causes of social inequality.
causes of poverty
There are several reasons that can lead to the growth and worsening of poverty in a given region. The main factors are:
- Economic: socially unfair and inadequate tax system;
- Sociocultural: social discrimination related to race or gender, social exclusion and very rapid population growth;
- History: colonialism and the existence of an authoritarian past in the country;
- Natural: natural disasters, diseases (epidemics), extreme climates, etc;
- Legal Politician: existence of corruption, malfunction or non-existence of a democratic system.
Inequality, social exclusion and the existence of a corrupt political system, however, summarize the main cause of poverty in most countries, such as Brazil, for example.
Like consequence, poverty can generate several situations that end up aggravating or generating even more poverty, causing the system to follow a cycle, such as: hunger; illnesses; emigration; low life expectancy; existence of beggars; unemployment; lack of sanitation and drinking water; social discrimination; risk of political instability, violence, etc.