The World Health Organization (WHO) considers anyone over 60 years old to be elderly, and more than 28 million Brazilians are in this age group, representing 13% of the population, according to the Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

In May, the Inter-Union Department of Statistics and Socio-Economic Studies (Dieese) released a bulletin indicating that in 34.5% of Brazilian households there was at least one person aged 60 or over. Of this population, 83.2% lived with other people and 16.8% lived alone.

The study pointed out that 22.9% of the elderly continued to work at the end of 2019, and in almost a quarter (24.9%) of households in Brazil there are elderly people who contribute more than 50% of household income, through pensions or other income. .

The State, society and the family have a duty to care for, protect and offer a dignified life to the elderly and support them, taking care that their rights are not violated.

Source: https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2020/09/27/interna_gerais,1189240/dia-nacional-do-idoso-e-comemorado-neste-domingo.shtml