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Rafael Greca’s bill provides for a fine of up to R $ 550 for those who fail to comply with municipal food distribution regulations
The bill sent to the Curitiba City Council by Mayor Rafael Greca (DEM), which provides for a fine to those who distribute food to homeless people without authorization, entered the radar of the Federal Public Ministries and Labor and Public Defenders of the Union and the State of Paraná. The agencies came together to pressure the mayor of Curitiba, Tico Kuzma (PROS), to keep the proposal until the population is consulted on the text in a public hearing.
In a letter sent to the councilman, released on Friday 2, the working group argues that it observed “considerable fear” from civil society and the institutions that serve the vulnerable population of the city about the PL vote.
In the document, prosecutors and advocates also criticized the proposal. In its assessment, the project advances in the face of actions of organized civil society “essential to address the deficiency of public policies.”
“There is a clear attack against the humanitarian actions of civil society and social movements that seek, especially at this time of health crisis, to make up for the omissions and deficiencies of public policies aimed at the most vulnerable populations,” they wrote. “Hundreds of people, not adequately assisted by the Public Power, are benefited by these voluntary and humanitarian actions, developed with demonstrated zeal, dedication and social responsibility.” It is worth mentioning that these actions aim, above all, to guarantee survival with a minimum of dignity for these citizens who are not adequately reached by public services and policies, ”he continues.
The suggestion of the parliamentarians and defenders is that the project be debated with social participation and that the organizations, movements and institutions that work with the vulnerable population be heard before proceeding.
Solidarity Table Program
Currently, there are almost 3,000 homeless people in Curitiba, according to the city council. The municipal project institutes the so-called Solidarity Program Program. According to the proposal, whoever “distributes food in disagreement with the times, dates and places authorized by the Municipality of Curitiba”, may be fined from R $ 150 to R $ 550, prior notice.
The municipal administration says that the proposal was designed to “guarantee the efficiency and sanitary adequacy of food distribution.”
“As part of the municipality’s assignment, the project disciplines the work of food distribution by private entities, based on principles of responsible social action,” says the City Council. The regulatory framework also aims to reduce the waste or shortage of food resulting from the actions carried out by entities ”, he adds.
Upon learning of the bill, non-governmental organizations and volunteer groups that distribute food in the city joined in an open letter to mark opposition to the text.
“In the midst of so many problems, so many unfulfilled demands, so many effective possibilities to solve the problem effectively, the attitude is this: prohibit and punish those who do it,” says an excerpt from the demonstration.
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