Uma Análise do Programa Bolsa Família versus o Programa Auxílio Brasil no município de Serra Talhada - PE

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the characteristics of the Bolsa Família Program and the Brazil Grant Program in the city of Serra Talhada - PE, based on a comparison of the differences between the Bolsa Família Program and the Brazil Grant Program, investigating the number of beneficiaries of these programs and also conducting an analysis of the correlation between the GDP of Serra Talhada and the Bolsa Família Program transfers. The theoretical framework included discussions about public policies, universal basic income, cash transfer programs in other countries and in Brazil. The study also contemplated the beginning of the Bolsa Família Program, about the Emergency Aid that was created during the covid-19 pandemic and finally the new Auxílio Brasil program. The methodological procedures adopted consisted of bibliographic and documentary research with data from the Ministry of Citizenship. The data obtained indicates that Auxílio Brasil has increased the income of the program's beneficiaries, but that even so there are still people in poverty and extreme poverty, since every day the necessary goods become more and more expensive. Based on the results and discussions presented, it is considered that public policies are necessary because they serve to guarantee that families have at least the minimum for their survival.