As of March 2020, during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the COVID-19, there were more than 38 million informally self-employed people in Brazil. It has been calculated that, in order to stop them from falling below the poverty threshold, each informal worker would need an income of roughly 250 Brazilian reals per month. Thus, the Brazilian government would need to spend 9.5 billion reals to keep that part of the workforce above the poverty threshold. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Key figures on estimated needs of informal workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 outbreak as of March 2020
Indicator
Value
Number of informal workers (in millions)
38.3
Monthly expense needed to avoid that informal workers fall below the poverty threshold (in billion Brazilian reals)
9.5
Monthly allowance needed to avoid falling below the poverty threshold, per informal worker (in Brazilian reals)
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Folha. (March 18, 2020). Key figures on estimated needs of informal workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 outbreak as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104857/informal-work-coronavirus-brazil/
Folha. "Key figures on estimated needs of informal workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 outbreak as of March 2020." Chart. March 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104857/informal-work-coronavirus-brazil/
Folha. (2020). Key figures on estimated needs of informal workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 outbreak as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104857/informal-work-coronavirus-brazil/
Folha. "Key Figures on Estimated Needs of Informal Workers in Brazil during The Covid-19 Outbreak as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104857/informal-work-coronavirus-brazil/
Folha, Key figures on estimated needs of informal workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 outbreak as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104857/informal-work-coronavirus-brazil/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Key figures on estimated needs of informal workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 outbreak as of March 2020 [Graph], Folha, March 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104857/informal-work-coronavirus-brazil/
