Rural Poverty in Northern Brazil: an analysis of the socioeconomic profile of Bolsa Família Program beneficiaries.

The Bolsa Família Program (PBF) has been the subject of several studies in applied economics. The program was consolidated and assumed centrality in Brazilian social policy, but still, there are few studies on the effectiveness of the program in combating poverty in the rural environment, according to the specificities of the country's regions. In this context, the present work aims to analyze the socioeconomic profile of rural PBF beneficiaries from rural areas in the North of Brazil. Using data from the CadÚnico of the Ministry of Citizenship, the results show a significant number of families in extreme poverty. The survey reveals the precarious living conditions of the beneficiaries of the program, especially with regard to the lack or lack of access to essential public goods. Thus, it is concluded that the PBF is insufficient to meet the basic needs of rural families in the sense of creating social and economic opportunities for them to escape the poverty trap. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]