Dilma: Temer is creating false narratives around problems that have already been solved.
President-elect Dilma Rousseff used her Twitter profile to criticize the announcement by Michel Temer's interim government that it will prioritize families with microcephaly cases in homes under the "Minha Casa Minha Vida" (My House, My Life) program; "Once again, the interim government is creating factoids to address issues that had already been tackled by the elected government," Dilma said this Friday, the 15th; "They are presenting as new what is not, since the MCMV has prioritized, since 2011, assistance to families that include people with disabilities," said the president.
247 - President-elect Dilma Rousseff used her Twitter profile to criticize what she called a "factoid" – the announcement by Michel Temer's interim government that it will prioritize families with microcephaly cases in homes under the Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House, My Life) program.
"Once again, the interim government is creating false narratives to address issues that had already been tackled by the elected government," Dilma said this Friday, the 15th.
According to the announcement made this Thursday, the 14th, by the Minister of Cities, Bruno Araújo, the government currently has 200 units in band 1, intended for those with a family income of up to R$ 1,8 per month, to serve families with members who have microcephaly.
"They are presenting as new what is not, since the MCMV program has prioritized, since 2011, serving families with members who have disabilities," said the president. "This prioritization is expressed in the guarantee of 3% of the housing units in each program project for these families with people with disabilities. For us, all people with disabilities, without exception, deserve that the State ensures the conditions for the exercise of all their rights," she added.
"It is also surprising that the announcement considers microcephaly a 'problem for mothers.' The responsibility for care lies with everyone: mothers, fathers, families, society, and the State," commented the president-elect.
Read the report from Agência Brasil about the interim government's announcement:
My Home, My Life: Families with children with microcephaly will have priority.
The federal government announced today (14) a change in the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program. It is to give priority to families with children born with microcephaly, exempting them from the lottery to be included in the project. The announcement was made by the Minister of Cities, Bruno Araújo, at a ceremony at the Palácio do Planalto.
"It is with satisfaction, following the guidance of the President of the Republic, at this moment when the country, and especially the Northeast Region, is suffering from Zika and the microcephaly outbreak, that the Ministry of Cities, within the priorities of serving the Brazilian population in accessing this program in band 1, is now establishing maximum priority for families who have had children with microcephaly," said the minister. Band 1 is intended for those with a family income of up to R$ 1,8 per month.
Araújo reported that Brazil currently has 8.451 suspected cases of microcephaly reported, 3.142 suspected cases still under investigation, 1.687 confirmed cases, and 3,6 cases ruled out.
200 thousand houses
"Following this principle of paying special attention to this moment of serious situation, the 'Minha Casa, Minha Vida' Program is transferring the 200 units that have not yet been delivered to meet this guideline," the minister added.
President Michel Temer stated that the number of microcephaly cases is "worrying." "The vast majority are mothers who receive Bolsa Família benefits, meaning people who are still poor. This is a plan not only for the present but also for the future. It's not improbable, although the mosquito-borne epidemic has passed, that microcephaly results from other causes. It may happen that the same issue arises at other times. That is why this instruction was signed," said Temer during the ceremony.