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Having a Baby in Brazil — Licença Maternidade, SUS Coverage, and the Cost of a Brazilian Childhood
Brazil provides 120 days of paid maternity leave (extendable to 180 days) and SUS covers public hospital births. Private hospital births cost R$8,000–30,000+. Education costs, childcare, and the financial planning new Brazilian parents need.
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A Serious Illness in Brazil — SUS vs. Plano de Saúde, and the Financial Risk of Being Underinsured
Brazil's SUS covers serious illness treatment universally, but access and wait times at public facilities drive most middle-class Brazilians to private health plans. The financial risk of inadequate or no plano de saúde is substantial.
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