Translation of "poverty-stricken" into Portuguese

I don't know, Republic of Congo is poverty stricken, isn't it?

República do Congo é bem miserável, não é?

It's illegitimate to repay the banks with 18 million people poverty-stricken and 9 million paupers.

É ilegítimo pagar os bancos quando há 18 milhões de pobres e 9 milhões de indigentes.

I was rejected by schoolmates because I was poverty-stricken.

Fui rejeitado por meus colegas de colégio porque era muito pobre.