Brazilian Policy for the Solidarity Economy

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Ilcheong Yi, Fulvia Farinelli,band Raymond Landveld:

The example of Brazil and SSEOEs is very interesting as Brazil has one of the most advanced solidarity economies and ecosystems in the world. The solidarity economy and overall movement picked up in Brazil during the late 1990s as the country was impacted by global macroeconomic trends and a rise in capital market volatility. The associated negative economic impact of such economic liberalization caused traditional and formalized business and employment opportunities to reduce.

Furthermore, in 2003 the Brazilian Forum on Solidarity Economy was established, formalizing the SSEOEs movement in Brazil, with the appointment of a National Secretary of Solidarity Economy under President Lula. There are now more than 120 local solidarity economy forums and 27 state forums held on a regular basis, with working groups communicating with the forums and the government to develop technical plans and operational aspects of the movement.

The National Secretariat of Solidarity Economy of Brazil defined the values of SSOEs as:

ˆ Self-management.

ˆ Democratization of the economic relations.

ˆ Co-operation instead of forced competition.

ˆ Valuing diversity. Human beings are more important than profits.

ˆ Valuing local knowledge, constant learning and training.

ˆ Social justice and emancipation.

ˆ Protection of the environment.

Although the federal SSE policy support has been significantly dismantled or significantly weakened under the Bolsonaro government, subnational/local SSE policies have been strengthened, contributing to the growth of SSE sector. The re-elected Lula government is expected to support SSE again."

(https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/social_and_solidarity_economy_29_march_2023.pdf)