Temer wants to end the cistern program, which has won international awards.
After dismantling the Farmácia Popular (Popular Pharmacy) and Bolsa Atleta (Athlete Grant) programs, Michel Temer is now launching an attack against the population of the semi-arid Northeast of Brazil. In the proposed 2018 budget, Temer reduced investments in the Cistern Program by 92%, a program recognized by the UN as one of the most appropriate public policies for regions undergoing desertification. Not to mention that the program's budget for this year, R$ 248,8 million, was only 37% executed. Created in 2003 by former President Lula, the Cistern Program has already enabled five million people in the driest region of Brazil to have potable water for human consumption right next to their homes.
Pernambuco 247 - After dismantling the Farmácia Popular (Popular Pharmacy) and Bolsa Atleta (Athlete Grant) programs, Michel Temer is now launching an attack against the population of the semi-arid Northeast of Brazil. In the proposed 2018 budget, Temer reduced investments in the Cistern Program by 92%, a program recognized by the UN as one of the most appropriate public policies for regions undergoing desertification.
According to a survey by parliamentary advisors from the opposition, published by the newspaper Journal of NortheastThe budget executed in 2017 represents only 37% (R$ 91,8 million) of the budgeted amount, which was R$ 248,8 million. The remaining R$ 157 million is subject to budget cuts.
The federal government's proposed budget for 2018 for the implementation of rainwater harvesting technologies for human consumption and food production is R$ 20 million. In the Annual Budget Law Proposal (PLOA) sent to Congress, this amount is allocated to the construction of only 5.453 cisterns nationwide. In the semi-arid region alone, there is a demand from 350 families for cisterns to store water for drinking and cooking. This represents more than 1,5 million people without access to potable water near their homes.
Created in 2003 during the first term of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Cistern Program is recognized worldwide. On August 22nd, the program won second place in the 2017 International Policy for the Future Award, from the German organization World Future Council in partnership with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The Cistern Program has already enabled five million people in the driest region of Brazil to have potable water for human consumption right next to their homes.
As journalist José Trajano precisely stated on his program on Current Brazil NetworkMichel Temer wants to leave Brazilians destitute. Watch: