“There will be no lack of resources to serve the affected population”, says Waldez Góes about the situation in SP – News of Brazil

The integrated and inter-ministerial work of the Federal Government in helping the state of São Paulo and the municipalities on the north coast of São Paulo affected by heavy rains in recent days has already allowed the release of more than R＄ 7 million from the Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR) under the heading for humanitarian assistance to São Sebastião (SP). These are items such as basic food baskets and cleaning kits, personal hygiene and bedroom, as well as mattresses and fuel. It is expected that more than 73,800 people will be served.

Other releases for São Paulo municipalities are scheduled for the next few days. The official transfer process depends on work plans drawn up by the municipalities themselves. The Federal Government has worked together with local authorities to ensure that this stage is carried out in the most agile and precise manner.

“Probably today (Wednesday, 2/22) we will already start receiving other plans from the municipalities, which will enable the MDR to continue with its commitment to respond, restore and rebuild the damage caused”said the MIDR minister, Waldez Goes, after a meeting to assess the first federal actions alongside President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Palácio da Alvorada, in Brasília (DF).

“It was even an orientation that we gave at the request of President Lula, that the plans not only focus on humanitarian aid, but that plans for the restoration and reconstruction of the city were already worked on”, indicated the minister.

Second Waldez Goes, Since January, the Federal Government has released, via Civil Defense, R＄ 131 million for emergency situations in various corners of the country. “Every day we release resources based on work plans, on the recognition of emergencies and calamities”detailed.

The minister reinforced that the previous government had left only R＄ 25,000 under the rubric of actions in disaster for use via MIDR. Based on the articulations of the Federal Government team elected even before the inauguration, there was a repair and the item now has more than R＄ 500 million.

“There will be no lack of budget, there will be no lack of resources. We are with what we have. If, in the future, given the situations that may occur in other regions, there is a need for some Provisional Measure, President Lula has already said that he has authorized the economic team to take the necessary measures”pointed out Goes.

“It is with these resources that we are supporting all of Brazil, as tomorrow will happen in a task force in Rio Grande do Sul”, recalled the minister. He refers to more than 300 municipalities in the south of the country in an emergency situation declared due to severe drought, almost 200 of them with official recognition. A delegation of ministers will be in the region this Thursday, 2/23, and the Federal Government has already anticipated that there will be an investment of R＄ 430 million in the region, taking into account several ministries.

In addition to the resources already announced for São Sebastião, the Federal Government’s interministerial action has repercussions on several fronts on the north coast of São Paulo, with work ranging from search and rescue of victims to the sending of personnel and machinery to recover roads and highways and health care and essential items. Ministries and institutions that work in the social area announced the anticipation of benefits such as the Bolsa Família and the possibility of emergency withdrawals from the FGTS and extra amounts from the INSS.

Also participating in this Wednesday’s meeting were the ministers of the Civil House, Rui Costa, of Transport, Renan Filho, of Cities, Jader Filho, of the Institutional Relations Secretariat, Alexandre Padilha, of the Social Communication Secretariat, Paulo Pimenta, and the Executive Secretary from the Ministry of Finance, Gabriel Galípolo.

NAVY GIANT – This Thursday, 2/23, the prospect is that the humanitarian work on the north coast of São Paulo will be reinforced with the arrival of the Multipurpose Airship “Atlântico”, the Navy’s largest vessel, to support Civil Defense actions .

The ship has capacity for six helicopters from the Naval Air Force Command, three landing craft for vehicles and personnel, in addition to a boat for transporting personnel. The medical center will have the following specialties: orthopedics, general surgery, anesthetist, general practitioner, as well as pharmacist, dental surgeon, nursing technicians, oral hygiene assistant and laboratory assistant (clinical pathology).

“There are almost a thousand professional sailors, of which 150 will be able to help in searches, rescues and sea searches for people in isolation”, explained the minister Waldez Goes.

PREVENTIVE ACTIONS – The minister also mentioned another work front that was once again among the priorities of the Federal Government: the preventive agenda. According to him, there are more than 14,000 points mapped by the Federal Government across the country where there are dwellings with serious danger of landslides. These are regions where about four million people live.

Second Waldez Goes, with the resumption of PAC Encostas and Minha Casa, Minha Vida, it will be possible to equate this issue more precisely, both with actions that work on prevention and with investment in housing complexes that house vulnerable people who live in high-income regions. risk.

“President Lula recomposed the PAC Encostas, with all the prevention part, and endowed the Ministry of Cities with R＄ 10 billion for housing. Certainly, many of these resources will be for demand-driven housing throughout Brazil, aimed at situations with a high risk of landslides. That will be a priority.”ended.

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