| Brazil Economy | | | | federal levels, the Executive Branches control public |
| Brazil has the world’s ninth largest economy, | | | | expenditure. Industry, trade and exports were |
| with purchasing power parity at $1,836 trillion, as | | | | encouraged through certain policies. |
| estimated in 2007. Brazil outweighs the economy of | | | | In spite of the fact that Brazil is a very powerful |
| the other South American countries. Brazil is a | | | | country in South America, from an industrial and |
| member of many economic organizations: SACN, the | | | | economical point of view, it still has to deal with its level |
| Cairns Group and Mercosur. Its most important | | | | of poverty. Recent investigation shows that poverty |
| partners of trade are: the United States of America, | | | | affects 50% of the Brazilian population. Poverty |
| Asia and South America. Brazil has the 70th freest | | | | dominates rural areas, which are inhabited by 20 per |
| economy in the world. In the year 2005, Brazil was | | | | cent of the population. The largest concentration of |
| enjoying low inflation and equilibrium externally and | | | | poverty in Latin America is in the North-East of Brazil. |
| fiscally. In 2007, economic growth grew in a steady | | | | There are four million farms in Brazil and most of them |
| pace, reaching 5.4%. | | | | are very small. |
| | | | The technological revolution and transformation caused |
| In 2004, the agriculture sector produced more in favor | | | | people to remain unemployed and to migrate in search |
| of the total gross domestic product, increasing from | | | | of jobs. Most farms remain in the care of women and |
| 10.2% to 10.4%. Family agriculture is given special | | | | children, as the men migrate to other regions of the |
| attention. Inhabitants of the rural areas are helped with | | | | country looking for seasonal labor. Many children are |
| programs of crediting, and research. The innovation is | | | | forced to work at early ages in order to make some |
| special credit for young farmers and women. | | | | money for their families. Efforts have been made in |
| Measures have been taken in order to balance the | | | | Brazil in order to considerably reduce poverty and the |
| country’s economy. Tax systems and Social | | | | risk of HIV. |
| security have been reformed. At municipal, state and | | | | |