Agreement worth R$ 750 million benefits municipalities.

Piauí 247 - The Minister of Cities, Alexandre Baldy, announced this Tuesday (3), in Teresina, the release of more than R$ 750 million in investments for municipalities in the interior. The money is from the Avança Cidades program. It should be applied to mobility and basic sanitation works.

 "The Federal Government is present in the State of Piauí with the Ministry of Cities and Caixa Econômica Federal, federal deputies and Senator Ciro Nogueira. They can help the cities where people live. They can guarantee housing projects, which is the dream of those seeking their own home. They can also provide urban mobility and sanitation works, and the restoration of degraded infrastructure in Teresina," he said.

According to Governor Wellington Dias, "the Avança Cidades program had Piauí as a major driving force. I also highlight the municipal entities at the national level, the Governors' Forum, and here in Piauí we worked with Caixa Econômica Federal and created a mechanism that the State had difficulty entering as an intervening party with." "I emphasize the work of the federal representatives who acted in a very unified way. We will carry out joint actions. The State government is investing almost R$ 650 million in actions with the municipalities, and we will generate more jobs. That's what we need," he declared.

The president of Caixa Econômica Federal, Nelson Antônio de Sousa, reported that "initially, 71 municipalities benefited from projects being included in Caixa Econômica. This included the Mobility Paving program and the Minha Casa Minha Vida housing program, specifically the first income bracket." "These resources for the Avançar Cidade program are loans using FGTS funds and also housing resources," he added.