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São Paulo reportedly plans homeless camp following 30% rise in rough sleepers

A young woman watches an operation to remove tents used by homeless people in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil on 4 April 2022.
A young woman watches an operation to remove tents used by homeless people in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil on 4 April 2022. Photograph: André Penner/AP

Latin America’s largest city, São Paulo, is reportedly planning to open a campsite for rough sleepers in response to a Covid-fuelled homelessness crisis that has forced thousands on to the streets.

The homeless population in Brazil’s economic capital, which has about 12 million residents, grew by more than 30% during the coronavirus pandemic in what activists have called a humanitarian emergency.

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