Magnitude do comprometimento da renda familiar em relação ao montante dos gastos de consumo com aquisição da cesta básica no Município de Marabá-PA

Abstract

Food insecurity is a sad reality that is facing the main social problems that afflict humanity. In this scenario, we highlight the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. The state of Pará, for example, is among those with more than 45% of its population below the poverty line. Among the municipalities of Pará that suffer most from these adversities is Marabá, a city located in the southeast of the state, which stands out for being the main commercial center of the region and has the 7th (seventh) highest GDP of the state. Even so, it suffers from a variety of social problems, many of which are linked to the municipality's dependence on imports of basic food products and the high concentration of income, as almost half of the population survives on per capita nominal monthly income of up to half the minimum wage. Given these assumptions, the following work aims to measure and analyze the degree of impairment of the income of the head of household, especially for incomes of up to one minimum wage, in view of the amount of monthly consumption expenses with the basic basket in the municipality of Marabá. PA, having as reference the methodology and basic basket used by the InterUnion Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies - DIEESE, as well as the basic basket proposal of the Laboratory of Inflation and Cost of Living of Marabá - LAINC. The result demonstrates the magnitude of the social problem faced by families in the municipality who depend on a minimum wage, given the insufficient income to acquire the minimum products essential for family subsistence and reproduction.