Government "works hard" for security, says Perillo.

Goiás247_ Governor Marconi Perillo presided over the inaugural lecture for new members of SIMVE – the State Voluntary Military Service – this Monday morning, in a ceremony held at 9:00 AM in the auditorium of the Oscar Niemeyer Cultural Center. Marconi addressed the 500 new police officers already in service and the 900 who will begin the course this December. In total, there are 1.400 volunteers reinforcing the work of the Goiás State Military Police.

The admission of recent Armed Forces veterans into the police force, according to the governor, is an excellent first job opportunity for young people between 19 and 25 years old. Marconi reiterated the authorization for all overtime hours in the police's time bank to be purchased "so that the population increasingly feels the presence of the police on the streets, in the blocks, in the neighborhoods, protecting families and guaranteeing peace."

In his speech, the governor recalled that by next year, adding the reinforcements from Simve, the police and fire department of Goiás will have an additional five thousand professionals. "We will certainly make our cities safer, since these men and women who will join our police forces will be stationed in various municipalities across all regions," he affirmed.

Reiterating the need for budgetary decoupling so that state police forces are also maintained by federal resources (currently, all costs for state security forces are the sole responsibility of the states), the governor assured that, even so, with its own money, the Government of Goiás has managed to improve security in the state through the acquisition of new equipment and the adoption of cutting-edge technology.

 "There is currently a directive within the government," he emphasized, "to work hard towards achieving more effective security. We need to make Goian society safer with a prepared and motivated police force."

Marconi laments the "lax legislation" currently in place in the country. According to him, there have never been so many arrests as there are now. "Never," he emphasized, "have so many drugs been seized, never has the police been so active. But the police arrest today and the Justice system, by force of law, releases them tomorrow."

The governor also discussed the major projects he managed to implement in the state administration. "Despite a period of undesirable interruptions, we were able to build the foundations of a new management model that replaced empiricism and improvisation with strategic planning and committed goals," he stated.

Among the innovative projects, the governor highlighted VaptVupt, the substantial investments in basic sanitation, the graduation of almost 100% of teachers, incentives for small businesses to generate income and employment, Crer, UEG, direct elections in schools, meritocracy in public service, and Goiás' economic growth above the national average.

“In this new scenario,” he added, “the central region of Brazil is heading towards 20 million consumers within 15 years, and no other place in the country expects more investment in infrastructure, sanitation, construction, training, and technology.”

Finally, addressing the new police officers, the governor urged them to work well, focusing on the safety and protection of property and the public. "And study, always study hard."