Doctors protest against Alckmin's default.
Medical residents protested this Thursday, the 1st, in São Paulo to demand an 11,9% increase in their scholarships; the amount had been agreed upon with the government of Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB) and has not yet been paid; the decree that determined the increase was published in March of this year, but the residents say they have not received the increase to this day.
Elaine Patricia Cruz, from Agência Brasil - Resident doctors are protesting today (1st) in São Paulo to demand an 11,9% readjustment in their scholarships, an amount agreed with the state government and not yet paid. The decree that determined the readjustment was published in March of this year, but the residents say they have not received the readjustment to date.
The protest began around 17:20 PM today at the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), and the resident doctors marched along Paulista Avenue to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of São Paulo. The Military Police did not provide a number of protesters but stated that the demonstration is peaceful.
Watch the TVT report about the default:
In a statement, the State Health Secretariat informed that the federal government published the decree defining the adjustment in the value of residents' stipends in March, belatedly, when the budget was already "closed and committed".
"According to the decree, the deadline for the new amounts to be paid was October 31st of this year. Therefore, it is incorrect to say that there are eight months of delays on the part of the state government. The readjustment would have a financial impact of R$ 27 million more on the coffers of the secretariat. Thus, the department has already requested that the Ministries of Health and Education cover the difference so that the state can meet the residents' demands," the statement says.