According to the data, the Portuguese distributed about 1,900 tons of food until 18:00 this Sunday as part of the campaign in the commercial premises of the Food Bank against hunger. morning Post President of the Federation of Food Banks Isabelle John.
The data is not final as the promotion is still running in hypermarkets and supermarkets that close at 23:00 and 00:00.
The collection exceeds the 1,486 tons collected during the same time in a campaign carried out in November last year. And approximately 1200 collected in the same month of 2021.
The collected food is distributed to approximately 400 thousand Portuguese, representing 4% of the Portuguese population.
Inflation and rising interest rates, followed by an increase in the monthly contribution paid to the bank for purchasing a home, mean that more people are forced to resort to food support.
Source: CM Jornal
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