00:00But there is an invisible and dangerous line between protecting and imprisoning.
00:06between protecting and creating dependency,
00:09between providing aid and transforming that aid into a permanent destination.
00:13Brazil seems to have crossed that line without realizing it.
00:17While social programs were growing at an accelerated pace,
00:21The job market was moving in the opposite direction.
00:24Businesses were quietly closing their doors.
00:26Small business owners gave up before even trying.
00:31On average, four businesses were closing down every minute.
00:36A number so brutal it's hard to even imagine.
00:39Each closed CNPJ (Brazilian business registration number) represents more than just a failed business.
00:45It represents jobs that no longer exist.
00:48interrupted dreams,
00:50Families who returned to the waiting list at the state-run facility.
00:54And the longer the line, the bigger the bill.
00:56To sustain it, the government looks to where it has always looked.
01:01In the pockets of those who are still producing.
01:03New taxes, new fees, new contributions.
01:08They appear under technical, almost harmless names,
01:11but with the same effect as always.
01:14They make the work more expensive.
01:16They discourage formalization.
01:17and push even more people into the informal economy.
01:22This creates a vicious cycle that is difficult to break.
01:26Fewer formal jobs lead to greater dependency.
01:29More dependency requires more revenue.
01:32But tax collection stifles those who try to start a business.
01:35And the suffocation leads to fewer jobs.
01:38It's a slow but relentless movement.
01:41I'll take you.
01:42So, I'll take you.
01:42So, I'll see you.
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