Brazil To Spend $645
Million Dollars On Disaster-Hit Regions
BRASILIA - Brazilian states and
municipalities affected by natural disasters
at the end of last year will receive a total
of 1.2 billion reais ($645 million U.S.
dollars) in federal aid for reconstruction.
Among the fund, which comes from the
financial surplus, 1 billion reais will be
allocated to the Ministry of National
Integration to provide clothing and food for
victims of disasters, rehabilitate buildings
and remove debris, according to an interim
measure published on Tuesday in Brazil's
Official Journal.
The Ministry of Education will receive 200
million reais for the reconstruction and
renovation of public schools.
According to Brazilian laws, the financial
surplus can only be used for debt reduction,
so the government had to work out the
interim measure to make an exception and
allow resources to be used in emergency aid
and reconstruction work.
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