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Constitutional Amendment No. 31 amending the Transitional Constitutional Provisions Act by introducing articles that create the Poverty Alleviation and Eradication Fund.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, General
Keyword
Poverty Special fund Institution Food sovereignty Constitutional amendment
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Constitutional Amendment enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

The Federal Constitution is amended by adding five more articles. This Constitutional Amendment modifies some transitory norms of the Constitution, introducing therein the Fund of Fight Against Poverty, which aims to guarantee the universal access to basic level of subsistence, education and health. It also regulates its further implementation through the creation of a Committee that shall decide on the destination of resources.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.planalto.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Legislation | Brazil | 1988 (2020)

Keyword: Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Biosecurity, Consumer protection, Cultural heritage, Traditional rights/customary rights, Economic/social/cultural rights, Ecosystem preservation, Energy conservation/energy production, Expropriation, Public health, Indigenous peoples, Land reform, Land tenure, Minerals, Mining, Natural gas, Nuclear energy, Poverty, Protection of environment, Protection of habitats, Public participation, Right to food, Sustainable development, Human rights, Gender, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Credit, Financial agricultural measures, Cooperative/producer organization, Environmental planning, Right to clean/healthy environment, Policy/planning, Ownership, Freshwater resources management, Groundwater, Surface water, Potable water, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Animal welfare, Management/conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Complementary Law No. 111 regulating the Fund on Fight Against Poverty.

Legislation | Brazil | 2001

Keyword: Special fund

Source: FAO, FAOLEX