{"id":11995,"date":"2018-05-15T19:03:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T19:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=11995"},"modified":"2021-04-06T17:27:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:27:13","slug":"austerity-measures-increase-poverty","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/austerity-measures-increase-poverty\/","title":"Austerity measures in Latin America are contributing to an increase in poverty","content":"

During a hearing at the IACHR (The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights) last Friday, the 11th, civil society organisations presented an analysis of the impact of fiscal policies on Latin American countries. The objective was to show the effects of austerity measures in terms of the fight against poverty and human rights violations.<\/p>\n

In the report, organisations criticised the lack of transparency of fiscal policies, the taxation structure and impact on the most vulnerable people, above all, in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The organisations also mentioned approval of Constitutional Amendment 95<\/a>, in Brazil, which contains spending policies that are not reconcilable with maintaining the population\u2019s fundamental human rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the hearing we tried to show that adopting highly restrictive fiscal measures, such as the case of EC 95, directly and cruelly affects those who are most economically vulnerable.\u201d Said Jefferson Nascimento, advisor on the Conectas programme Development and Socio-environmental Rights. \u201cThe control of state spending should not be carried out in a way that curtails the population\u2019s basic rights. A sustainable balance has to be found between the state\u2019s financial stability and ensuring human rights.\u201d Nascimento added.<\/p>\n