Impactos no índice de mortalidade das micro e pequenas empresas ocasionadas pela pandemia de covid-19 em economias locais: um estudo no município de Uberlândia

Abstract

Micro and small companies are essential in the Brazilian economy, representing around 27% of the national GDP and 40% of the wage bill. Its importance in generating income boosts local economies and directly impacts the country's macroeconomy in the economic cycle. The Brazilian economy faced a decade of stagnation with low growth rates until 2019, when the world became aware of the Sars virus and a pandemic was declared. The study aims to analyze the impacts on the mortality rate of micro and small companies in the city of Uberlândia/MG caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. An exploratory research was carried out with an ex post facto analysis characteristic. A qualitative approach is presented for analyzing and interpreting data extracted from the Uberlândia city council, IBGE and Sebrae/MG databases. Articles published in the last five years were also analyzed, extracted from the online databases of Google Scholar, SPELL – Scientific Periodicals Electronic Library and SciELO – Scientific Electronic Library Online with similar themes. The research results indicate the great impact on the mortality rate of micro and small companies in the financial and economic aspects triggered by the high unemployment rate in sectors such as services and commerce, which were largely impacted by social distancing measures, as well as in economy of the municipality of Uberlândia MG.