Anthony Hall of the London School of Economics told the BBC after her death that she was instrumental in developing the plan to bundle various social programs together in the way that has become characteristic of the successful Bolsa Familia social program. She published a book about these experiences,  Comunidade Solidaria: Fortalecendo a Sociedade, Promovendo O Desenvolvimento (Comunitas, 2002). She transformed the Comunidade Solidaria into an NGO, Comunitas, after her husband left office.
Anthony Hall of the London School of Economics informed the BBC after her death that she was instrumental in developing a plan to bundle various social programs together, which is characteristic of the successful Bolsa Familia program. She published a book about these experiences titled "Comunidade Solidaria: Fortalecendo a Sociedade, Promovendo O Desenvolvimento" (Comunitas, 2002). After her husband left office, she transformed Comunidade Solidaria into an NGO called Comunitas.