ABSTRACT
Resumo O surgimento da COVID-19 no Brasil explicitou ainda mais a enorme discrepância entre diferentes realidades sociais que coexistem no país, reacendendo as discussões acerca da segurança alimentar e nutricional, à semelhança do que vem acontecendo em outros países que enfrentam a mesma situação de pandemia. Argumenta-se neste trabalho que os riscos para a Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (SAN) e a fome dos brasileiros já vinham se apresentando desde 2016, sendo agora aprofundados pela emergência da epidemia da COVID-19, passando a exigir compreensão da extensão e da magnitude dos problemas e articulação de medidas governamentais nas três esferas de gestão (federal, municipal e estadual), que possam assegurar o acesso à alimentação adequada e saudável, com vistas a reduzir os impactos negativos da doença na condição de alimentação, saúde e nutrição dos mais vulneráveis. Assim, este texto pretende contribuir para o debate sobre as medidas a serem adotadas pelos governos e sociedade para promover e garantir a SAN e impedir que a insegurança e a expansão da fome avancem durante e após a crise social e sanitária gerada pela pandemia. The emergence of COVID-19 in Brazil further explained the massive discrepancy between different social realities coexisting in the country, rekindling the discussions about food and nutrition security, similarly to what has been happening in other countries facing the same pandemic situation. In this paper, we argue that the risks to hunger and food security in Brazil have been present since 2016 and are now being exacerbated due to the emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic. This situation requires knowing the extent and magnitude of the issue and articulation of measures in the three governmental spheres(federal, municipal and state) to ensure access to adequate and healthy food and reduce the disease's adverse effectson the diet, health, and nutrition among the most vulnerable people. Thus, this work aims to contribute to the debate on the measures to be adopted by governments and society to promote and ensure food and nutrition security and prevent insecurity and the expansion of hunger during and after the social and health crisis created by the pandemic.
ABSTRACT
The emergence of COVID-19 in Brazil further explained the massive discrepancy between different social realities coexisting in the country, rekindling the discussions about food and nutrition security, similarly to what has been happening in other countries facing the same pandemic situation. In this paper, we argue that the risks to hunger and food security in Brazil have been present since 2016 and are now being exacerbated due to the emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic. This situation requires knowing the extent and magnitude of the issue and articulation of measures in the three governmental spheres(federal, municipal and state) to ensure access to adequate and healthy food and reduce the disease's adverse effectson the diet, health, and nutrition among the most vulnerable people. Thus, this work aims to contribute to the debate on the measures to be adopted by governments and society to promote and ensure food and nutrition security and prevent insecurity and the expansion of hunger during and after the social and health crisis created by the pandemic.