Over 32 thousand kids away from family life in Brazil
A report released by organization Aldeias Infantis SOS on Wednesday (Aug. 2) revealed that 32 thousand children and adolescents across Brazil are living in foster care homes, away from family life. The Southeast and the South are said to concentrate eight out of ten of these kids.“In the two most developed and wealthiest regions of the country, we have most children and adolescents away from their families due to lack of assistance from the state, society, or both,” said Bem Cuidar Institute Coordinator-General José Carlos Sturza de Moraes during the presentation of the report.Six out of ten sheltered kids do not receive family visits, he pointed out. Despite the lack of bonding, many want to return and live with their families, or at least reestablish contact.The study Vozes (in)esc...