In São Paulo, the Childhood and Youth Center of the Public Defender's Office, together with the Special Action Group for Education of the Public Ministry, considered on this day (8) the public practice, to help children in public schools with credit such as school meals.
Aid Credit
O aid credit, will only be for children in extreme poverty, for those who receive some assistance from the government such as Bolsa Família, and others. Many public school children go to school to have meals that they do not have at home. In this difficult time of coronavirus isolation, the government seeks to think about these children, the resources sent for food in schools are for these children.
Even so, according to a note from the Public Ministry, prosecutor and public defenders, they make it clear that school meals are universal. Therefore, it is equal for everyone, in order to ensure food for growth, learning and guaranteed academic performance.
Although Palácio do Planalto also issued Law 13,987 of 2020, this law guarantees food to all public school students who, due to the pandemic, classes are suspended. As well as the National School Food Program (PNAE) provide resources for the country or guardians of enrolled students to receive food.
Last year's School Census (2019) shows that in Brazil there are almost 39 million children and adolescents enrolled in public schools. Although the private network has just over 9 million students.
The person who reported the law was the Alagoas senator from the PSDB party Rodrigo Cunha, who was “highly commendable” for his concern about feeding thousands of children and young people. He said that we are going through such a difficult time with the pandemic, and the role of the Public Authorities is to help vulnerable children and adolescents. Based on the data and the law, it is clear that society can only get out of this crisis with social projects.
