Lula says the government will help mayors of MG without looking at ‘party, team or religion’
The President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stated this Saturday, 28, that “no one will be at a loss” in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais after the heavy rains that left at least 70 people dead in Juiz de Fora and Ubá: “The only thing we will not be able to give back is people’s lives.”
According to the president, the federal government will “help the region’s mayors to recover the cities”, regardless of the “party, team or religion” of the municipal heads.
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“It doesn’t matter which party, team or religion the mayor belongs to. Is the demand true? Let’s help the mayors recover the quality of life in these cities. No one who was harmed by the rains will have the damage on their backs. Let’s help these people recover”, said Lula.
This Saturday morning, the president visited areas in the municipalities of Juiz de Fora and Ubá that were affected by the heavy rains that hit Minas Gerais.
In total, 70 people died as a result of the tragedy, six in Ubá and another 64 in Juiz de Fora.
Alongside senator Rodrigo Pacheco, who is expected to run for government of Minas Gerais, Lula was accompanied by ministers Jader Filho (Cities), Alexandre Silveira (Mines and Energy), Macaé Evaristo (Human Rights), Waldez Góes (Integration and Regional Development), Alexandre Padilha (Health) and the president of Caixa, Carlos Antônio Vieira.
The president avoided criticizing the governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema (Novo), again for the lack of investment in preventing climate disasters, as he did this Friday, 27th, during the 6th National Conference of Cities, in Brasília.
The criticism was made by Jader Filho, who again cited the transfers from the federal government to the State and the non-use by the State Executive.
In Juiz de Fora, Lula visited the Três Moinhos neighborhood, one of the hardest hit, and the Raymundo Hargreaves Municipal School, in the Bom Jardim neighborhood. The education unit is serving as a shelter for residents who have become homeless.
