ABSTRACT

The Brazilian HIV/AIDS program is widely considered to be an international best practice.1 According to a World Health Organization (WHO) publication, “Brazil has the most advanced national treatment program in the developing world” (WHO, 2004, p. 1).2 The World Bank called the program an “international model.”3 Brazil has led a feisty and public fi ght on the international stage for the protection of its citizens with HIV/AIDS. It was in 2005 one of the few countries that offered its people free access to antiretroviral treatments. The others to do so were Botswana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Thailand, Senegal, and Zambia.4