Linhas de pobreza no Plano Brasil Sem Miséria: análise crítica e proposta de alternativas para a medição da pobreza conforme metodologia de Sonia Rocha

Abstract

This paper criticizes the methodology of poverty measurement used by the Brazilian federal government called Brasil Sem Miséria Plan (PBSM). Using a compilation and analysis of secondary data collected from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), we conducted a comparison between the government methodology and that one used by the economist Sonia Rocha. Her methodology establishes poverty lines which are regionalized and indexed to the consumer basket values found in different regions of the country. The results of both methodologies are compared, showing that PBSM lines are incapable of detecting 12.9 million Brazilians living in poverty. In our conclusions, we present suggestions to improve the government's poverty measurement methodology, i.e., the need of a regionalization of poverty lines and that they become indexed to regional consumer basket prices. Keywords: poverty; measurement; poverty line; methodology; regionalization.Linhas de pobreza no Plano Brasil Sem Miséria: análise crítica e proposta de alternativas para a medição da pobreza conforme metodologia de Sonia Rocha O presente trabalho critica a metodologia de medição da pobreza empregada pelo governo federal no âmbito do Plano Brasil Sem Miséria. Foi efetuada uma comparação, via compilação e análise descritiva de dados secundá-rios da PNAD, entre essa metodologia e aquela utilizada pela economista Sonia Rocha, a qual estabelece linhas de pobreza regionalizadas e indexadas aos valores de cestas de consumo observadas nas diferentes regiões do país. Os resultados das duas medições foram comparados, mostrando que as linhas do PBSM são incapazes de captar 12,9 milhões de brasileiros que vivem em situação de pobreza. Como conclusão do artigo são sugeridas, para o aperfeiçoamento da medição do governo, a regionalização das linhas e sua indexação ao preço de cestas de consumo regionais. Palavras-chave: pobreza; medição; linha de pobreza; metodologia; regionalização.Las líneas de pobreza en el Plano Brasil Sem Miséria: crítica y alternativas propuestas a la medición de la pobreza Este trabajo aporta una metodología de medición de la pobreza crítica utilizados por el gobierno federal bajo el Plano Brasil Sin Pobreza. Se hizo una comparación a través de la recopilación y análisis de datos secundarios, entre esta metodología y la utilizada por la economista Sonia Rocha, que establece líneas de pobreza regionalizadas e indexadas a valores de cestas de consumo observados en diferentes regiones del país. Los resultados de las dos mediciones son comparados, lo que demuestra que las líneas de PBSM son incapaces de identificar 12,9 millones de brasileños que viven en la pobreza. Para mejorar la medición del gobierno, sugerimos la regionalización de las líneas, así como la indexación del precio de las cestas de consumo regionales.

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