Right to food case study: Brazil

The Case Study on the Right to Food in Brazil is the result of a collaborative effort, conducted and supervised at the Regional Office of FAO for Latin America and the Caribbean. Six Brazilian consultants contributed to this work, more than 50 representatives from civic organizations, social movements, and former and present government high ranking officers were interviewed. Three case studies on vulnerable populations were conducted in order to assess both their food security situation and the status of the right to food. Workshops were organized in those communities. The first draft was discussed in a national workshop that took place in November, 2003 at Sao Paulo.