Slums will be the focus of urban policy, says the new secretary for peripheral territories, from the MTST (Homeless Workers' Movement).
MTST activist Guilherme Simões Pereira was appointed by the Lula government to a position in the Ministry of Cities.
247 - Guilherme Simões Pereira, an activist with the Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST), has been appointed by the federal government to head the new National Secretariat for Policies for Peripheral Territories within the Ministry of Cities, led by Jader Filho. He arrived promising to revolutionize Brazilian urban policy.
"Now it's time to work so that the favelas become the center of our urban policy. The periphery is here to stay," Simões said on his social media.
On social media, the MTST described Simões as "an activist with the MTST, the black movement, and a resident of Grajaú," in the southern part of São Paulo.
The Ministry of Cities is responsible for initiatives related to affordable housing, public transportation, and sanitation. The new department will be responsible for issues such as the urbanization of favelas and the relationship with marginalized communities.
(With information from G1).
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