Degree to which persons perceive the action a violation of the RtFN: Number of cases of violations of the right to food (and water) documented.

• The population, in general, is aware of the existence of the human right to food. However, the population at large is not adequately informed about what effectively the RTAFN entails, and what steps individual, groups and communities can take in case they identify that their RTAFN is not being fulfilled.
• A significant part of civil society organizations and social movements is well aware of this right and a smaller proportion is also informed what steps must be taken to claim the RTFAN at local and national level. An even smaller number of CSOs, but still significant, is aware of regional and international recourse mechanisms.
• Federal and state public officials are in general aware of the RTAFN but not necessarily informed of the respective state obligations, and the possible obligations under his/her governance.
• Despite the increased recognition by the Brazilian State of its obligation in face of human rights, there isn’t yet a clear institutional culture of human rights accountability.
• The national food and nutritional security plan, approved in 2011, included specific activities aimed at the institution and strengthening of recourse mechanisms.

Since 2000, dozens of cases alleging violations of the RTAFN were brought to the attention of different human rights recourse mechanisms at national, regional and international level.