Government opens public notice with investment of R$150 million to increase safety in schools| Photo: Rovena Rosa/Agência Brasil

The federal government published, this Wednesday (12), the public notice of R$ 150 million for states and municipalities to increase security around schools. The measure was announced last week by the Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, after the attack on a day care center in Blumenau, where four children died.

State and municipal security secretariats, or equivalent, will be able to present projects in six different thematic areas. The minimum limit for proposals to be submitted is R$100,000 and a maximum of R$1 million for municipal bodies and R$500,000 to R$3 million for states and the Federal District.

According to the announcement, the resources may be applied in projects to expand school rounds, carried out by the Military Police or Municipal Guards, training courses for security professionals and courses that include welcoming, active listening and referral to the protection network for children and adolescents.

Research and diagnosis actions will also be allowed for safe prevention in the school environment, improvement of cybernetic investigation and creation of observatories on violence in schools. The federal entities that adhere to the program must share and integrate their databases on school violence with the National Public Security Information System (Sinesp).