Action of the municipal and state councils on food and nutritional security in addressing the pandemic of the COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction: There has been a growing dismantling of public food and nutritional security policies. Parallel to this, the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the biggest health crises on a global scale of the century, increased social inequality and Food Insecurity (AI). Within this context, due to the extinction of the National Food and Nutrition Security Council (CONSEA), municipalities and states were responsible for establishing actions and strategies to mitigate the risk of Food Insecurity. Objective: To describe actions developed by the municipal and states council to combat AI during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: Integrative bibliographic review carried out in the journal database, based on documents published between April and October 2020. The following descriptors were used: covid-19, food and nutritional security, public policies, municipal councils and state councils. Results: Results were found for the performance of 18 CONSEA, 6 of which were from municipal councils (COMSEA) and 12 from state councils (CONSEA). Conclusion: it is suggested to expand and disseminate ideas and actions developed and implemented by food and nutritional security councils, as well as support and publicize the importance of their actions, so that they have visibility and credibility, reaching the largest number of states and municipalities , and the maintenance, strengthening and creation of new public policies ensuring the Human Right to Adequate Food (DHAA) for all Brazilians.