“The Brazilian middle class is still living on the brink of poverty”, says economist

In an exclusive interview with The Antagonist, Doctor of Economist Pedro Fernando Nery, legislative consultant to the Federal Senate and author of the book Extremes: A Map for Understanding Inequalities in Brazil, discussed recent trends in the Brazilian middle class. Nery addressed issues such as the impact of income criteria, international comparisons, and vulnerabilities... The post “The Brazilian middle class still lives on the brink of pove…

Consulting by Mailson da Nóbrega and Gustavo Loyola lowered the income criteria to include the poorest in the so-called middle class. It seems like a 'shut up' to pretend that everything is fine. A survey conducted by “Tendência Consultoria”, a financial firm owned by well-known bankers and neoliberal heroes Mailson da Nóbrega and Gustavo Loyola, concluded that in [...]