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The Minister of Education, Milton Ribeiro, told the Ministry of Economy that he may have to interrupt classes in 29 federal institutes due to a cut of R $ 1.57 billion in the portfolio budget this year. The scourge, still under discussion in the government, would also affect programs that are flags of the Jair Bolsonaro administration, such as the implementation of civic-military schools and children’s literacy.
The Minister of Education, Milton Ribeiro, together with the Chief of Staff, Braga Neto
Photo: Wallace Martins / Futura Press
Ribeiro’s alert is recorded in letters obtained by the Status. The minister attributed the request for blocking resources to the Government Secretariat, led by Luiz Eduardo Ramos, political coordinator of the Planalto Palace. However, the economics technicians had already informed the ministries that there would be a reallocation of resources to serve Pro-Brasil. After pressure from the ministers and the National Congress, the government must allocate R $ 6.5 billion of the budget to public works, as shown in Status.
In the case of the MEC, Ribeiro points to an “image risk” for the government, since some federal institutes have resumed their activities, albeit remotely, after a promise from the federal government to support low-income students with computers and internet. The closure would affect 175,000 students. When asking to stop the budget blockade, Education maintains that it has already sent more than R $ 66 million to 40 institutes and technical schools for actions of “development and modernization” of these institutions. According to the technical note of the portfolio, there would be “incalculable losses in the training of students”, since the resource is already being executed. This means that any cancellation will imply the breach of contracts with suppliers and service providers, in addition to the possible interruption of the courses ”.
The largest budget annulment would be carried out in actions to “support the development of basic education,” which includes the full-time high school program, civic-military schools and actions in teaching units throughout the country. The amount available in this area would drop from R $ 1.27 billion to R $ 260 million, the MEC informed Economía.. The minister also warns of a reduction in the resources available for assistance against covid-19. “It is also important to clarify that the measure also affects the budgetary actions of federal university hospitals, compromising the coverage of the services provided.”
The Secretary of Government rejects the request of the MEC budget block. Minister Ramos’ warning says he can’t even meddle in budget preparation. Requested, the MEC did not want to give more details about the expected reduction of its budget, only confirmed that it asked to reverse the blockade.
According to Education, with the reduction of indigenous training policies, the Escola da Terra and Special Education would still be achieved. “Bilingual Education for the Deaf, for example, will offer 3,000 places in alliance with 13 institutions, with the aim of equipping teachers of bilingual education for the deaf to face going back to school – in the face of a new educational panorama caused by the pandemic – and it would be one of the first specific training in the area of bilingual education “.
State and municipal education secretaries learned of the cut on Tuesday, December 15. On the same date, in a meeting with the minister in Brasilia, they raised concerns about the undermining of resources for the development of basic education. They point out that the measure makes it difficult to maintain improvements in the Development Index of Basic Education (Ideb).
The budget board will continue to analyze the cut in MEC
Ribeiro’s request for reconsideration was sent to the Civil House in late August, which forwarded the letters on September 11 to Economía. The MEC argues that the blockade would not even be viable, since it reaches values that are no longer with the portfolio, as they were sent to universities, for example.
In a note, the Ministry of Economy told the Status that the Budget Execution Board (JEO) will evaluate whether the MEC budget will be blocked or not. The body is made up of Guedes, the Minister of the Civil House, Walter Braga Netto, and the technicians who take care of the budget.
The ministries consulted do not explain the reason for the request. HE Status discovered that some wallets have received orders from JEO to block funds from the wallets themselves.
“There was no consultation with the MEC on the possible impacts on the execution of its policies when the loans were blocked. Furthermore, commitments and decentralization of values were not considered in some actions, which resulted in the investment of accounting accounts, ”he says. Education technical note.
At the end of August, the government backtracked and waived budget cuts at Ibama and the Chico Mendes Institute (ICMBio), after Environment Minister Ricardo Salles announced that he would halt actions to combat deforestation in the region. Amazon and the Pantanal. According to a note from the Salles team, the treasury would be R $ 60 million. The minister’s threat was opened wide with the military ministers working in the Planalto Palace.
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