Debt explodes: supermarkets are now offering installment plans for rice and beans on credit cards, families are burying their salaries in gambling and payroll loans, and now they’re buying food like it’s a refrigerator just to be able to put rice on the table in Rio Grande do Sul

Since the beginning of 2025, supermarkets in Rio Grande do Sul have been allowing customers to… They accept payment in installments by credit card, even for the purchase of rice, beans, and other basic items., an extreme portrait of the debt that has dragged on throughout the year. In an interview given at the end…