Government announces readjustment of school lunches today

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced today (10th), in Brasilia, a readjustment in the prices of school lunches in the public education network, as anticipated by Agência Brasil, last Tuesday (7th). Resources are transferred to states and municipalities through the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) and have been frozen for about six years. The launch ceremony of the Mãos à Obra platform, aimed at mapping the set of works that are paralyzed in the country, and announcement of readjustment in the transfer of amounts from the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) will be at Palácio do Planalto, from 3 pm . Currently, the amounts are R$ 0.36 per elementary and high school student; R$ 1.07 for students and children enrolled in day care centers and full-time education; R$0.53 for pre-school students; BRL 0.64 for indigenous and quilombola schools and BRL 0.32 for youth and adult education students. Last month, the Minister of Education, Camilo Santana, stated that the new values ​​should be above the accumulated inflation in the period, but did not anticipate the new percentages. Platform At the same ceremony, President Lula will also present the Mãos à Obra platform to mayors and leaders of municipal entities. According to the Planalto Palace, the definition of demands for the platform will be made by local managers, responsible for feeding the Mãos à Obra database. Priorities are health, education, sports and culture equipment, in addition to housing units from the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program. Managers will have until April 10 of this year to include the information.

Agência Brasil