SP: Deputy files MP against removal of homeless tents

Deputy Guilherme Boulos (PSOL-SP) entered, this Wednesday (8), representing the Public Ministry of the State of São Paulo (MPSP), to prevent the São Paulo City Hall from removing the tents with the belongings of residents in street situation in the city. Boulos took the decision after Mayor Ricardo Nunes declared, in a press conference on Tuesday (7), that the city hall will remove all tents for residents in street situations. would be done because “there are vacancies for housing for all the people who wanted it and, therefore, there would be no need to stay on the street”. that inspection teams will once again collect tents from homeless people and that, if necessary, chemical ammunition will be used.In the representation sent to the MPSP, Boulos presented a survey according to which the homeless population in the city of São Paulo has grown and which, in 2022, would be 42,240 people, which is 30% higher than the city hall census on this group, which pointed to a lower figure of 31,800 people. dré Luiz Freitas Dias and Wellington Migliari, from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and the Brazilian Observatory of Public Policies with the Homeless Population. Boulos states, in the representation, that homeless people are not there because they want to, but “because the government does not do its job of welcoming and offering opportunities through adequate, structured, interconnected and permanent public policies. The mayor Ricardo Nunes tries to cover up the lack of structuring public policies by resorting to violence against the weakest and most destitute in our city.” The deputy asked the MPSP to investigate the statements made by Mayor Ricardo Nunes and the Deputy Mayor of Sé, Alvaro Batista Camilo, as well as follow-up and inspection of the actions of the City of São Paulo aimed at the homeless population, in order to ensure the full rights provided for in Article 6 of the Federal Constitution, such as assistance to the homeless. Boulos also requests that the City Hall refrain from collecting the belongings and forcibly remove the tents of homeless residents and even if they present all the s data on the quantity, quality (male, female, family, etc.) and location of vacancies for homeless people. What the City Hall says About the statements by the sub-mayor of Sé, in a note, the City Hall of São Paulo, through the Municipal Secretariat of Sub-Prefectures, informed that it follows Municipal Decree No. 59.246, of February 28, 2020, which provides procedures and treatment of the homeless population during urban janitorial actions in the city. “According to the Decree, occupation that characterizes permanent use in a public place is not allowed, especially when they impede the free circulation of pedestrians and vehicles, among them, mounted tents or other durable goods that are not characterized as for public use. guys. Still in compliance with the decree, personal property such as collapsible tents are not collected. The subprefecture of Sé, as well as the other subprefectures of the capital of São Paulo, follows the decree responsibly when carrying out janitorial and inspection actions, as well as when meeting the demands of the population”, concluded the note. Regarding the representation sent to the MP, the Agência Brasil report requested a position note from the city hall and as soon as it receives a response, the article will be updated.

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