How do poor brazilian mothers react to their infants' illnesses and death? how do other institutions, such as the church, clinic, and civil authorities respond? give examples.

Citizens in Brazil have access to the Sistema Único de Saúde –  Health Unic System. It is an extensive health network that attends all the population for free, since it is funded with public money from taxes. Therefore, poor mothers can resort to the SUS when their children are ill.

However, the majority of these mothers are religious, and when their kids die, all the rituals of their religion are done.

The Catholic Church, the predominant religion, make the funerals, while civil authorities and other institutions fund the funeral for poor people. This financial help is properly called Auxílio-Funeral – funeral assistance.

So poor mothers have the SUS for the ill children, and funeral Assistance for the worst scenario – their children death.