Table 4.
Distribution of the number of unprocessed or minimally processed foods purchased annually, percentage of municipalities aligned with the recommendation for variety and percentage of municipalities that reached the fund limit established for the purchase of processed and ultra-processed foods, in Brazil, in the regions of the country, according to location and according to the Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI). Brazil, 2016
| Variables | Number of unprocessed or minimally processed foods purchased | Percentage of municipalities that reached the fund limit established for the purchase of processed and ultra-processed foods† | 95 % CI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95 % CI | Median | Minimum | Maximum | Percentage of municipalities aligned with the recommendation* | 95 % CI | |||
| Brazil | 33·77 | 33·38, 34·16 | 34 | 0 | 169 | 8·68 | 7·81, 9·63 | 35·83 | 34·30, 37·39 |
| Regions | |||||||||
| North | 28·53 | 27·21, 29·84 | 28 | 1 | 83 | 5·37 | 3·31, 8·60 | 21·14 | 16·86, 26·17 |
| Northeast | 29·98 | 29·34, 30·63 | 29 | 0 | 68 | 4·37 | 3·33, 5·72 | 12·24 | 10·46, 14·27 |
| Southeast | 36·53 | 35·94, 37·11 | 36 | 2 | 169 | 11·17 | 9·72, 12·80 | 54·90 | 52·46, 57·32 |
| South | 37·05 | 35·46, 38·65 | 38 | 1 | 66 | 12·82 | 8·79, 18·33 | 27·18 | 21·37, 33·89 |
| Central-West | 35·56 | 34·38, 36·73 | 35 | 2 | 132 | 11·14 | 8·54, 14·40 | 40·98 | 36·51, 45·61 |
| Location | |||||||||
| Capitals | 60·95 | 41·00, 80·90 | 47 | 6 | 169 | 45·00 | 24·21, 67·70 | 50·00 | 28·17, 71·83 |
| Non-capitals | 33·62 | 33·24, 34·00 | 34 | 0 | 90 | 8·48 | 7·62, 9·43 | 35·75 | 34·22, 37·32 |
| MHDI | |||||||||
| T1 | 29·33 | 28·74, 29·93 | 29 | 0 | 69 | 3·44 | 2·56, 4·60 | 16·55 | 14·59, 18·71 |
| T2 | 33·91 | 33·31, 34·51 | 34 | 2 | 68 | 7·20 | 5·88, 8·79 | 44·76 | 41·99, 47·57 |
| T3 | 38·14 | 37·40, 38·88 | 38 | 1 | 169 | 15·48 | 13·56, 17·62 | 46·68 | 43·90, 49·49 |
Resolution No. 6 (8 May 2020), Section III, Art. 21, Sole Paragraph: ‘In addition, at least 50 (fifty) different types of unprocessed or minimally processed foods should be purchased annually by the municipalities’.
Resolution No. 6 (8 May 2020), Section III, Art. 21 – On the allocation of funds within the scope of the PNAE: ‘a maximum of 20 % can be allocated to the purchase of processed and ultra-processed foods’.