School meals are a right guaranteed in the Federal Constitution of Brazil, and it is the State's
duty to guarantee all students enrolled in the public basic education system. Since March 2020,
with the declaration of the pandemic by COVID19, several measures have been taken to
control the disease, including the suspension of inperson classes, putting at risk the guarantee
of the human right to school meals in the public education system. In view of this, this study
aimed to describe the municipal actions implemented in the intermediate region of Abaetetuba
to ensure school feeding during the period of the sanitary crisis at COVID 19. This is a cross sectional, quantitative study. The information was obtained through a database, where it was
standardized, cleared of duplicates and statistics were performed using Excel and Epi Info 7
software. The results showed that the executing entities of the municipalities in the immediate
region of Abaetetuba carried out actions to distribution and distribution of food purchased with
PNAE resources. While important, these strategies are limited in scope. In this period of
sanitary crisis at COVID 19 and due to the increase in social vulnerability, the PNAE assumes
a fundamental role in fighting hunger. Therefore, government officials must preserve and
expand the actions of the PNAE.
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