Brazil is a low-and-middle income country (LMIC) that, despite having a large population and continental dimensions,\nhas been able to successfully fight HIV/AIDS through a number of governmental and societal measures.\nThese included an early response to the epidemic, the development of a universal and free public health system,\nincisive discussions with pharmaceutical companies to reduce antiretroviral (ARV) drug prices, investments towards\nthe development of generic drugs and compulsory licensing of ARVs. Through such measures, Brazil is among the\nleading LMIC towards achieving the 90-90-90 UNAIDS goals in the years to come. In this review, we analyze Brazilâ??s\nprogress throughout the HIV/AIDS epidemic to achieve state-of-the-art ARV treatment and to reduce AIDS mortality\nin the country. The top-quality HIV/AIDS research in Brazil towards HIV prophylactic and functional cure, the next step\ntowards the economic sustainability of the battle against HIV, is also discussed.
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