Ministry of Finance put together action with businessmen to take products to victims of the rain – 02/21/2023 – Panel SA

While announcing a partnership with the governor of SP, Tarcísio de Freitas, to define relief actions for the coast of the state hit by the rains, Lula instructed the Ministry of Finance to also organize a reaction with the private sector to bring medicines and other products to the site.

The government’s contact to call the business community to the efforts was made by the portfolio’s executive secretary, Gabriel Galípolo, a former banker highlighted since the presidential campaign to bridge the PT dialogue with the private sector.

According to Nelson Mussolini, president of Sindusfarma, when the rains hit Bahia with another trail of destruction about a year ago, the Bolsonaro administration’s action to attract the participation of companies took place through administrative requisitions, in which the government obliges industry through subsequent compensation. “This time it was through dialogue, government partnerships and companies’ reaction to help”, he says.

On the morning of this Tuesday (21), a list from the city of São Sebastião circulated in the pharmaceutical sector, pointing out the lack of products such as morphine, diazepam and needles.

Among the companies that sent shipments are Aché, Cimed and Eurofarma. On Monday night, businessman João Camargo, from the Esfera Brasil group, posted on social media that EMS would start making donations at the request of Galípolo.

The CEO of pharmaceutical company Blau, Marcelo Hahn, sent a helicopter with the products. The Sírio-Libanês hospital also sent medicine and materials.

Companies such as JSL, UniHealth, from hospital logistics, and Rioclarense were involved in the distribution. Fiesp, through Sesi and Senai, helped collect basic food baskets.

Joana Cunha with Fernanda Brigatti

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