The basket used to measure indigence increased more than the CPI in February
The basic food basket in Argentina rose by 3.2% in February, surpassing the inflation rate of 2.9%.
Santa Casa is condemned after man is buried as a homeless person in São Sebastião do Paraíso, MG
The Santa Casa hospital in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Brazil, has been ordered to pay R$ 10,000 to the daughter of a man who was buried as indigent during the COVID-19 pandemic after he died in the hospital without family visits.
Poverty and indigence baskets rose above inflation for the fourth consecutive month
The cost of basic needs in Argentina has increased beyond inflation for the fourth month in a row, affecting the financial stability of families in Greater Buenos Aires.