In 2024, Brazil celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Bolsa Família Program (BFP), one of the world’s largest conditional cash transfer initiatives. A new study published in The Lancet Public Health shows that the BFP has prevented more than 8.2 million hospitalizations and 713,083 deaths in Brazil between 2004 and 2019. In addition, it is estimated that an additional 683,721 deaths could be prevented if the program’s coverage is expanded by 2030.
Brazilian social program prevents over 8 million hospitalizations and 713,000 deaths in 20 years
