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The threshold in the United States is updated and used for statistical purposes. The poverty guidelines are also used as an eligibility criterion by Medicaid and a number of other Federal programs. [73] In 2020, in the United States, the poverty threshold for a single person under 65 was an annual income of $12,760, or about $35 per day.
Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states, one federal district, and the 5,571 municipalities. [15] States have autonomous administrations, collect their own taxes and receive a share of taxes collected by the Federal government. They have a governor and a unicameral legislative body elected directly by their voters.
After the 1898 Battle of Manila, Spain ceded the city to the United States. The First Philippine Republic based in nearby Bulacan fought against the Americans for control of the city. [ 70 ] The Americans defeated the First Philippine Republic and captured its president Emilio Aguinaldo , who pledged allegiance to the U.S. on April 1, 1901. [ 71 ]