Government will release FGTS for residents of areas affected by rains

The Minister of Planning and Budget, Simone Tebet, said in this secondthis Monday (20th) that the federal government will release the withdrawal of resources from the Severance Indemnity Fund (FGTS) due to the situation of decreed calamity in the six municipalities in São Paulo most affected by the weekend’s rains. According to information from the Ministry of Integration and Regional Development, the municipalities in this situation are: São Sebastião, Caraguatatuba, Guarujá, Bertioga, Ilhabela and Ubatuba.

“These homeless families have the right to collect the FGTS, as long as they live in the regions that were affected,” he said. “Once a public calamity is declared, recognized by the federal government, all the necessary resources are available for Guarujá [e Bertioga]”, added the minister, during a visit to one of the reception centers set up by the Municipality of Guarujá, on the coast of São Paulo, alongside the mayor of the city, Válter Suman .

The minister also stated that, among the government’s priorities, is the recovery of roads in the region. Currently, several stretches register points of total and partial interdiction.

“The Ministry of Integration has R$ 579 million available. A part of this has already been committed, but this resource is for all of Brazil. This means that going forward, we will need to make up for other municipalities and other states. But it already has money for repairing roads that cannot be blocked, mainly BR-101, which is fundamental, the Rio-Santos section.

Tebet is with his family in the city of Guarujá and interrupted the recess to join the entourage of ministers who accompanied President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on a visit to the municipality of São Sebastião, one of the most affected by the rains in recent days. However, as road accesses are blocked, the minister decided to remain in Guarujá during the morning.

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At least 35 people died due to the rains that fell on the north coast of São Paulo. About 40 people are missing in the city of São Sebastião. A child died in the city of Ubatuba. Throughout the region, according to the government of São Paulo, there are 1,730 displaced and 766 homeless.

the storm caused landslidesflooding, roadblocks and affected water and energy supplies.

The Ministry of Health has committed to sending kits with 25 medicines and 13 different supplies to populations in an emergency situation, which can serve around 4,500 people for a month.