The new rules of the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program, which reduce interest rates and increase subsidy for property purchases, will contribute to achieving the goal of hiring 2 million homes by 2026, according to the Minister of Cities, Jader Filho. The changes in the program were sanctioned on the 13th by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The minister’s assessment is that the resumption of construction of Minha Casa, Minha Vida properties will have a positive impact on the country’s economy and will generate jobs and income for the population. “Only what is [recurso] of the Union’s General Budget, in four years, we intend to generate more than one million direct and indirect jobs. Only in the 500,000 units that are foreseen in the General Budget of the Union, apart from what will be done with the FGTS [Fundo de Garantida do Tempo de Serviço]. So, we believe that Minha Casa, Minha Vida will help a lot in the recovery of the economy in Brazil”, said Jader Filho in an interview with the program Brasil em Pauta, on Canal Gov. The minister explained that the program’s new rules are the result of discussions with city halls, civil society organizations and the private sector to improve Minha Casa, Minha Vida and adapt it to the reality of each region. Among the changes, Jader Filho highlighted that the properties will only be built on land that are close to public facilities such as schools, kindergartens, health centers and commerce, to make life easier for citizens. “Our requirement is that Minha Casa, Minha Vida be within urban centers, or in areas contiguous to urban centers to create this facility,” he said. The increase in the discount on the down payment for the purchase of Minha Casa, Minha Vida property financed with FGTS resources will be fundamental to facilitate the acquisition of one’s own property for those living in the North and Northeast regions, said the minister. The value went from R$ 47,500 in Range 1 to R$ 55,000. “Some regions of the country were not responding well to the FGTS, such as the North and Northeast and, based on dialogues, we were able to identify that the main problem was the entry issue. The North and Northeast needed to have a greater adjustment in the issue of entry and, with that, we increased from R$ 47,500 to a limit of R$ 55,000, which is the subsidy that the government gives. We reduced the interest rate in these regions, it goes from 4.25% to 4% and in other regions it goes from 4.5% to 4.25%”. Expanding the program to also serve the middle class is an ongoing discussion in the federal government. Currently, Minha Casa, Minha Vida serves families with a monthly income of up to R$8,000. “We are studying a way to further expand this limit and exceed R$ 8,000. But this is still under study, in dialogue with both the Ministry of Cities and the Civil House so that we can present this to the president [Lula]”, he said. The Minister of Cities, Jader Filho, also spoke about the Sanitation Framework. According to him, investment is a keyword to advance basic sanitation in the country. “What we have to focus on is investment, no matter if it is public or private, because, in our opinion, no one alone will be able to achieve universalization in 2033”, he defended. The Brasil em Pauta program will air from 10:30 pm this Sunday (16), on Canal Gov.
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