| ABIA | Brazilian Association of food industries |
| ABV | Alcohol by volume |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organisation |
| ADCT | Constitutional Act of Transitional Provision |
| ADL | Activities of daily living |
| ANS | National Supplementary Health Agency |
| ANVISA | National Health Surveillance Agency |
| BAC | Blood alcohol concentration |
| BHBM | Be He@lthy, Be Mobile |
| BIT | Bipartite inter-management committee |
| BNHS | Brazilian National Health Survey |
| BRL | Brazilian Real |
| CA | Constitutional Amendment |
| CAPS | Psychosocial Care Centers |
| CBAF | Basic component of pharmaceutical assistance |
| CESAF | Strategic component of pharmaceutical assistance |
| CEAF | Specialised component of pharmaceutical assistance |
| CAISAN | Inter-ministerial Chamber of Food and Nutritional Security |
| CIAN | National Health Council’s Intersectoral Commission on Food and Nutrition |
| CIINFO | Health Information and Informatics Committee |
| CIB | Comissão Intergestores Bipartite |
| CIT | Comissão Intergestores Tripartite |
| CNJ | National Council of Justice |
| CNS | National Health Council |
| COFINS | Federal social contribution levied on business revenue |
| CONANDA | National Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents |
| CONAR | National Council of Self-Regulatory Publicity |
| CONASS | National Council of State Health Secretaries |
| CONASEMS | National Council of the Municipal Health Secretaries |
| CONITEC | National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies in SUS |
| COSEMS | State Council of Municipal Health Secretariats |
| C4NE | Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus |
| DALYS | Disability-adjusted life years |
| DATASUS | Informatics Department of the Sistema Único de Saúde |
| DRG | Diagnosis-Related Groups |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
| EIPCO | Intersectoral Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Control |
| FFS | Fee‑for-service |
| FUNASA | National Health Foundation |
| G20 | Group of Twenty |
| GAD | Digital Food Guide |
| GBP | Geat Britain Pound |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| HALE | Healthy life expectancy |
| HTA | Health Technology Assessment |
| IADL | Instrumental activities of daily living |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| IBGE | Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics |
| IL+S | Ingredients list plus highlighted symbols |
| IPRF | Personal income tax |
| IPRJ | Corporate income tax |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| LE | Life expectancy |
| MAC | Média e Alta Complexidade |
| mHealth | Mobile health |
| MMC | Mass media campaigns |
| MP | Ministry of Planning, Development and Management |
| MPHS | Multi purpose health service |
| MUP | Minimum unit pricing |
| NCD | Chronic non-communicable disease |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development |
| OOP | Out-of-pocket payments |
| OSS | Organizações Sociais de Saúde |
| PACE | Physical activity calorie equivalent |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PeNSE | National School Health Survey |
| PIS | Program of Social Integration |
| PHI | Private Health Insurance |
| PMAQ | National Programme for Improving Primary Care Access and Quality |
| PNAD Contínua | Continuous National Household Sample Survey |
| PNAE | National School Meals Programme |
| PNAN | National Policy on Food and Nutrition |
| PNS | National Health Survey |
| PNSPI | National Health Policy for the Elderly |
| PPA | Multi-Annual Plan |
| POF | Family Budget Survey |
| PSE | Health at School Programme |
| RAPS | Network for Psychosocial Care |
| RAS | Health care networks |
| RCL | Federal Current Net Revenues |
| RNDS | National Health Data Network |
| SBI | Screening and brief intervention |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SESP | Public Health Services Foundation |
| SIGTAB | National fee schedule |
| SISAN | National Food and Nutrition Security System |
| SME | Small and medium sized enterprises |
| SNIS | National Health Information System |
| SNVS | National Health Surveillance System |
| SSB | Sugar-sweetened beverages |
| SUCAM | Health Campaigns Superintendence |
| SUS | Sistema Único de Saúde |
| TFA | Trans fatty acids |
| UBS | Basic health care units |
| UBF | Ultra-processed foods |
| UHC | Universal health coverage |
| UNESDA | Union of European Beverages Associations |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| VAT | Value added tax |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
OECD Reviews of Health Systems: Brazil 2021
