According to data from Pnad Covid, released by the IBGE, between the first week of May and the last week of July, more than three million Brazilians were unemployed, that is, they sought employment and did not find it - thus, the unemployment rate went up from 10.5% to 13.7% in the period.
Therefore, it is possible to say that during the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19), at least 3 million people lost their jobs in Brazil.
The numbers are scary, just in the last week of July of 2020, the unemployment rate in Brazil jumped from 13.1% to 13.7%, a growth of 0.6% in just seven days, according to data from the Covid Household Sample Survey (Pnad Covid-19 ), released by IBGE. The unemployed population in Brazil was estimated at 12.9 million people in the fourth week of July.
Meanwhile, the drastic fiscal austerity policy advocated by Economy Minister Paulo Guedes is losing ground within the government of Jair Bolsonaro, who has seen his popularity soar due to the 600 reais (little git more than US$100) emergency aid given to the poorest population. It is important to note that Bolsonaro was initially against the aid of 600 reais, which was only approved due to the efforts of federal deputies, mainly from the left parties. Paradoxically, the policy that Bolsonaro opposed ended up benefiting some of the voters, who linked aid to the federal government.
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