Minas Gerais Agency | Brumadinho Reparation: Government of Minas Gerais and Justice Institutions make new transfers for the construction of 216 popular houses and the development of infrastructure and health projects in the affected region

Five municipalities in the region affected by the collapse of the Vale dams, in Brumadinho, will receive 216 new popular homes (Fortuna de Minas, Morada Nova de Minas, Papagaios, Maravilhas and Pequi), and four other cities will have socioeconomic projects developed in the areas of infrastructure (Morada Nova de Minas, São Joaquim de Bicas and Três Marias) and health (Florestal).

The actions will be made possible with another transfer made by the Government of Minas Gerais, Public Ministry of Minas Gerais (MPMG), Federal Public Ministry (MPF) and Public Defender’s Office of Minas Gerais (DPMG). This time, R$160 million was transferred so that the city halls – responsible for execution – could build the houses and develop other socioeconomic projects (details of each project can be found at the end of the article).

The construction of popular houses in the Paraopeba River basin is a socioeconomic initiative defined in the Popular Consultation and made possible with resources provided for in the Reparation Agreement. Brumadinho was the first municipality to receive the amounts allocated for the construction of 260 houses, with R$113 million transferred in August 2023.

With this new amount, city halls have already received a total of approximately R$1.6 billion since last year. The amounts were allocated to 24 affected municipalities for the execution of 52 socioeconomic projects. Brumadinho City Hall was the one that received the most resources for the execution of five projects: R$467 million allocated.

The Judicial Agreement establishes a series of measures to be complied with due to the damage resulting from the collapse of the Vale SA dams, which took 272 lives and generated a series of social, environmental and economic impacts in the Paraopeba River basin and throughout the state of Minas General.

Project details

Popular houses

1. Minas Fortune (R$36.1 million)

Construction of 85 popular houses, according to the layout provided by the city hall. The homes will be built on land with approximately 35 thousand square meters of total area, located in the Centro neighborhood.

Expected completion: 35 months after start order.

2. Novas de Minas address (R$ 10.7 million)

The project envisages the construction of 28 affordable homes, on land with a total area of ​​approximately 6,500 square meters. The group of affordable homes will benefit families in the municipality who will be selected by the city hall.

Expected completion: 28 months after start order.

3. Parrots (R$ 24.5 million)

Construction of 60 affordable homes on land located in the Abel Duarte Machado neighborhood. The houses will be built on a plot of land with a total area of ​​approximately 29,500 square meters, with each unit having a built area of ​​43 square meters.

Expected completion: 34 months after start order.

4. Wonders (R$ 13.7 million)

Construction of 17 affordable homes in the Jardim Canela neighborhood. The land has a total area of ​​approximately 109 thousand square meters, with 58 thousand square meters available for implementation of the project.

Expected completion: 25 months after start order.

5. Pequi (R$ 16.7 million)

Construction of 26 affordable homes on land located in a rural area, with a total area of ​​approximately 42,800 m². The group of affordable homes will benefit families in the municipality who will be selected by the City Hall.

Completion forecast: 35 months after start order.

Infrastructure and health projects

The remainder of the resources are being transferred to the execution of the following projects:

• Forestry (R$ 24.9 million)

Construction, expansion, renovation of health sector buildings.

• New address in Minas (R$5.2 million)

Bridge renovation.

• São Joaquim de Bicas (R$ 21.4 million)

Paving of roads SJB-471 and SJB-065.

• Three Marys (R$ 12.2 million)

Asphalt coating on hot-machined bituminous concrete.

_{*Photo for illustrative purposes only. The constructions will be carried out according to definitions in the project and under execution by the city hall.}