The reconstruction of Rio Bonito do Iguacu’s new school and gymnasium alone is expected to cost around R$15 million.
After a tornado devastated the city, Rio Bonito do Iguacu (PR) On Friday night, a team from the Office of Civil Defense, City Hall, and other state and federal agencies continued their efforts to develop a plan for rebuilding the city based on technical studies. An estimate of the total loss has not yet been released, but the state government estimates that rebuilding the new school and gymnasium alone will cost about 15 million reais. Furthermore, according to the city hall, the total area of collapsed public buildings is more than 10,000 square meters.
This scenario has been described as one of near-total destruction. The local government estimates that 90% of the urban area was affected and around 700 homes were damaged. In an interview with Estadon This Sunday, the 9th, Captain Louisiana Guimarães Cavalca, representing the Fire Department and Civil Defense, reported that teams are still moving through the affected areas and georeferenced facilities affected by the tornado, which produced winds exceeding 250 km/h, killed 6 people and injured more than 800 residents.
“Clare has over 200 volunteer engineers from a variety of specialties who will assess the structure and define the fate of the debris and the risk of further fall. This investigation should last seven to 10 days,” he said.
City Hall spokesperson Alex García stressed that a consolidated financial review has not yet been conducted, but said the priority now is the donation of construction materials and labor. “At this time, the residents of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu need qualified workers and construction materials. We are providing a Pix key (CNPJ: 95.587.770-0001-99).
The state government of Paraná said more than 30 machines, including excavators, trucks and tractors, were being used to clear roads, remove debris and reorganize public spaces. “Today’s focus is to start cleaning the city, clearing the debris and mainly investigating the damage and losses so that we can provide financial resources to these people and traders as soon as possible so that we can return to normalcy,” said Col. Fernando Schnig, state civil defense coordinator.
Schnig said the city is expected to be “cleaned up” within a few days. The Public Disaster Decree signed by Paraná State Governor Racinho Junior (PSD) should facilitate the public’s access to financial resources that will allow them to rebuild their properties.
In practice, this measure formally recognizes the seriousness of the situation and allows state governments to take emergency measures, such as waiving tenders, immediately mobilizing resources, and requesting federal assistance. In addition to entering into emergency agreements to rebuild, municipalities can also request funding from the Federal and State Public Catastrophe Fund (FECAP).
On Saturday, the 8th, the Government of Paraná sent as an urgent matter a bill to amend the Fecap Law to the Legislative Assembly. Previous legislation only permitted direct transfer to municipalities. If approved, the changes would allow financial resources to be sent directly to families whose homes have been destroyed. The standard will be determined by government ordinance, but the idea is to provide up to 50,000 reais per household.
Governor Lacinho Junior (PSD) also approved the immediate release of resources to the affected municipalities. The funds will be used for emergency construction such as rebuilding destroyed roads, bridges, schools, daycare centers and health facilities. “This new law, on top of what we already have, will allow for faster recovery assistance,” he said.
At the federal level, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recognized the state of public disaster in Rio Bonito do Iguacu and guaranteed immediate access to resources for relief and reconstruction. Minister Gleij Hoffmann of the Secretariat for Institutional Relations (SRI) said: Estadon It called on the President of the Federation of Caixa Economica to release FGTS resources to those affected. He said in a statement that a team from the Disaster Assistance Group (Gade) has been mobilized to Paraná, and technicians from the National Secretariat of Civil Protection and Defense (Sedec) have been called in to support the response and humanitarian operations.
Minister of Integration and Regional Development Waldes Goes arrived in Rio Bonito do Iguacu on Sunday 9th of this week to monitor the situation and meet with local and provincial authorities. “The team has been given the authority to request humanitarian forces, equipment, logistics and whatever else is needed for the operation from the federal government. President Lula’s government is mobilizing all ministries and working in an integrated manner,” Waldez said before the visit.
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