City Hall must present a plan for a risk area and measures for families in Papoco Reproduction/Rede Amazônica Acre After the controversy over the removal of residents from risk areas in the Dom Giocondo neighborhood, also known as Papoco, last year, the Public Ministry of Acre (MP-AC) issued a recommendation to the Rio Branco City Council to present the development of a risk management plan for the area and the definition of the fate of the Madre Elisa Andreoli Municipal School. To g1, the Municipal Secretariat of Social Assistance and Human Rights (Sasdh) informed that it has not yet received the recommendation, but that the department "has been working to guarantee support for families in the locality". ? Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp In the recommendation, signed by prosecutor Thalles Ferreira Costa, the body states that relevant pending issues remain, even after partial compliance with previous recommendations. The document establishes a 30-day deadline for bodies to present information and documents. The prosecutor asks that management also complete the socioeconomic registration of families, as well as psychosocial studies of residents and actions aimed at public safety and the protection of children and adolescents. MP demands response to recommendation against forced removal of Papoco residents READ MORE: Papoco Controversy: City Hall must inform new location for residents within five days City Hall wants to remove families from risk area in Rio Branco; residents say they are against leaving Families from a neighborhood in a risk area must be relocated within 90 days in Rio Branco, says the Secretariat "Relevant issues regarding risk management, the destination of the abandoned school property, the conclusion of the psychosocial study, the formalization of community negotiations and the consolidation of the socioeconomic register of resident families", points out the text. The MP also points out that the community is in a risk area, subject to soil instability, flooding and the risk of housing collapses, a situation that requires permanent risk management and integrated action by protection and Civil Defense bodies. According to the document, compliance with the measures must be monitored through technical meetings, inspections and analysis of information sent by public bodies. School and families In the recommendation, one of the main points addressed by the MP is the situation of the Madre Elisa Andreoli Municipal School which, according to the document, is abandoned and occupied by homeless people. According to the text, the Municipal Department of Education (Seme) must definitively inform whether the property will be renovated, reused for social activities or demolished. In addition, it must also present a schedule, source of resources and emergency measures to eliminate existing risks. "[...] Circumstance that maintains an open risk to public and health safety in the surroundings of a residential area inhabited by children and adolescents", details the document on the risks of the uncertainty of the future of the property. The recommendation also determines that the survey of families living in the community be updated. The data must include information on: number of residents; school situation of children and adolescents; participation in social programs; and interest in staying or leaving the area. Residents of Papoco are heard and say they do not want to leave the region Withdrawal plan The discussion about the removal of families from Papoco began in June 2025, when the MP-AC established an administrative procedure to monitor and investigate public social policies developed in Papoco. In October of the same year, the Rio Branco Municipal Department of Social Assistance and Human Rights stated that an operation should remove families from the location within 90 days. According to the secretary at the time, João Marcos Luz, the technical team also identified cases of child exploitation and drug trafficking in the area. At the time, the ministry presented a survey that identified around 70 shacks housing approximately 160 people in precarious conditions, on the banks of the Acre River. The study found that 95% of residents expressed interest in leaving the place, while a small portion resisted the change. However, the president of the neighborhood's residents' association, Wellington Pereira, stated that the community was surprised by the transfer announced by the city hall and that it will remain in place. "We were taken by surprise by secretary João Marcos Luz, as our community wants dignity. We are in the city center, you can walk. If you don't have transport, how can you live in Rosa Linda? We don't want to leave", he reported. Review Acre’s news programs