Lula, Arthur Lira, Rodrigo Pacheco and Bruno Dantas disembarked at Canoas Air Base (RS) this Sunday (5)Reproduction/Social Media
Published 05/05/2024 13:10
The state governor, Eduardo Leite, received the delegation, also made up of 13 ministers, by the Army commander, General Tomás Paiva; by Minister of the Federal Supreme Court Edson Fachin; and by First Lady Janja Lula da Silva.
“We arrived in Rio Grande do Sul to strengthen the work to support the people of Rio Grande do Sul that has been carried out by the federal, state and city governments,” Lula posted on social media, accompanied by a video in which he speaks with the governor after getting off the plane.
The ministers who disembarked with Lula are the following: Rui Costa (Casa Civil), José Mucio (Defense), Fernando Haddad (Finance), Renan Filho (Transport), Silvio Costa Filho (Ports and Airports), Camilo Santana (Education), Nísia Trindade (Health), Luiz Marinho (Work and Employment), Wellington Dias (Social Development and Fight against Hunger), Marina Silva (Environment and Climate Change), Jader Filho (Cities), Márcio Macêdo (General Secretariat) and Alexandre Padilha (Institutional Relations Secretariat).
Soon after leaving the air base, Lula, Lira, Pacheco and Leite flew in a helicopter over the center of Porto Alegre. In a video posted on Lula’s social networks, governor Eduardo Leite shows the surroundings of the municipal market in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul covered by water.
In Porto Alegre with the governor @EduardoLeite_. All powers and levels of government working together in this time of emergency. We will continue to work together for the recovery of regions affected by heavy rains.
@ricardostuckert pic.twitter.com/KRKi0iwhro
— Lula (@LulaOficial) May 5, 2024
Balance
In four other cities – São Gabriel, Bagé, Alegrete and Cristal – operations were carried out to support the restructuring of destroyed properties and the relocation of homeless people.
In Candelária and São Valentim do Sul, the military cleared lanes. In Restinga Seca, they worked on launching a bridge and restoring access. In Porto Alegre and Cachoeira do Sul, they supported the organization and distribution of donations to the homeless.
According to the Ministry of Defense, 9,749 rescues were carried out in recent days, of which 402 were aerial, 2,340 were river rescues and 7,007 were land rescues. And 69 people were rescued using aircraft with medical equipment. According to the ministry, 647 Armed Forces soldiers are involved in the operations: 426 from the Army, 155 from the Navy and 66 from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
FAB also released an updated balance sheet. In the early hours of this Sunday, the KC-390 Millennium aircraft transported more than 18 tons of materials from the Campaign Logistics Support Group (GALC) from the Galeão Air Base, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) to the Canoas Air Base (RS). ).
The plane transported generators, chemical toilets, operational tents, mattresses, electrical and hydraulic support materials. According to FAB, the material will support food, accommodation, hygiene (bath and toilets) and maintenance of assistance to the population of Rio Grande do Sul.
The aircraft also transported 14 GALC soldiers, who will assemble the structure in Canoas. The purpose of this team’s activities is to logistically support operations during a public calamity.
Federal Highway Police
According to the corporation, the staff faces extreme difficulty in moving because of the blocked points due to the rains of the last few days. With 20 vehicles and three aircraft used in the operation, the PRF carried out 150 land rescues and rescued, by air, 54 people and three animals.
Faced with the public calamity situation faced in the State, the government of Rio Grande do Sul reactivated the donation channel for the “SOS Rio Grande do Sul” account to receive donations via Pix that will be donated to the victims.
The Government of Rio Grande do Sul and Civil Defense announced two ways to receive donations:
-State Civil Defense Logistics Center
-Address: Avenida Joaquim Porto Villanova, 101, neighborhood
Jardim Carvalho, in Porto Alegre
-Telephone: (51) 3210 4255
Pix for the SOS Rio Grande do Sul account
-Key – CNPJ: 92.958.800/0001-38
-State Bank of Rio Grande do Sul
Attention: when carrying out the operation, it is necessary to confirm that the name of the account that appears is “SOS Rio Grande do Sul” and that the bank is Banrisul.
The management and supervision of resources will be the responsibility of a Management Committee, chaired by the Civil House Secretariat and composed of representatives from government bodies and social entities. The resources will be fully used for humanitarian support for flood victims and for the reconstruction of the cities’ infrastructure.
