Segurança alimentar e nutricional no Brasil: Os desafios atuais de assegurar o direito à alimentação adequada diante do desmonte e da desarticulação das políticas públicas brasileiras e dos fatores socioeconômicos durante a Covid-19

Abstract

Over the years, an effort has been observed by the Brazilian government to establish means and guidelines to ensure the quality of food for its population. An example of this is the approval of norms, such as Law No. 11,346, which inaugurated the concept of Food and Nutritional Security (SAN). However, many challenges still remain, and most of the causes originate from the lack of cohesion of public policies that should guarantee food and nutritional security in the country. With the socioeconomic crisis, which deepened with the Covid-19 pandemic, the current scenario is one of food and nutritional insecurity, especially for the poorest. Given this scenario, the main objective of this study is to mapping the challenges of the right to SAN, into the current context of socioeconomic crisis deepened by Covid-19 pandemic. The chosen methodology was of a qualitative and exploratory nature, and the data collection took place through bibliographical research. In the end, the conclusion reached is that food education, combined with the prevention of serious diseases, should be addressed as public measures articulated with the Unified Health System (SUS).