Critical problem of Brazil

First, it has to provide context to the Brazil’s current economic and/or social situation. It will be great if some kind of reference to the country’s history is made along the way. Second, it is important to identify the challenges that affect this situation (again, either economic or social, or both). There have to be at least five sources (ideally, scholar articles; perhaps, reputable online publications) chosen to support the thesis statement and formatted in APA style.