Ten years after the discovery of the virus in Brazil, the senator asks for a historical repair to the families affected by the epidemic
This Monday 28 April, ten years ago that the Zika virus It was identified in Brazil, starting one of the greatest public health emergencies in recent history. From January, after the complete veto of President Lula to his project, the senator Mara Gabrilli (PSD-SP) articulated the reversal of the decision to the congress.
Invoice n. 6.064/2023, presented by Mara Gabrilli, when it was a deputy, guarantees a monthly pension for life for people with permanent disabilities caused by the congenital syndrome of the Zika virus. In addition, it guarantees the payment of an R $ 50 thousand allowance to affected families. The proposal was unanimously approved in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Federal Senate in 2024, but was fully vested by the President Lula. In its place, the government has issued a provisional measure that provides only compensation of $ 60 thousand, without a pension.
“This veto is not just a political error. It is a slap in front of thousands of families who have been abandoned by the state in the past and now they have denied their rights. The repair that we have approved at Congress is not a favor. It is Brazil’s duty with these children and their families.”The senator says.
Zika virus
According to the data of family associations, currently about 1,589 children live with sequences of the Zika virus. The number It is much lower than the total recorded at the time of the epidemic, since many have not resisted the complications of health. These families face permanent expenses with therapies, differentiated foods, medicines, equipment and specialized treatments.
The proposal was built with technical and legal support. The opinion of the Senate Economic Affairs Commission estimated R $ 91.4 million for compensation and an annual expenditure of $ 185 million with pensions, based on a budget consultancy firm. The senator criticizes the justification for a source of costs for retirement.
“The government participated in the negotiations, proposed amendments that have been completely accepted. It cannot say that the project has not presented a budget forecast, as an excuse for the veto. We are talking about 1,500 children. It is a limited number in the federal budget. The government has money, but chooses where to spend and withdraw when it comes to social justice.”Mara underlines.
Finally, for the senator, the reversal of the veto represents not only an institutional response. However, it is a historical repair for families who have faced the abandonment of public power a decade.
“The Zika epidemic was not a natural phenomenon. It was an announced tragedy, caused by state negligence with basic hygiene and vector control, such as the Mosquito Aedes Aegypti, transmitter of the Zika virus and the Dengue virus. This pension is the least to offer dignity to these families. ” The congress session for the analysis of the veto is scheduled for May 25th.
* Source: Advisory
Source: Terra
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