Federal Public Ministry charges municipality in Amazonas for lack of teachers and meals in indigenous communities

Inspection pointed out a scenario of shortage of teachers and lunch ladies in rural units, in addition to entire classes without classes and schools without basic infrastructure. Photo: Puré Juma-Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) sent a recommendation to Apuí City Hall, in the interior of Amazonas, and to the municipality's Municipal Department of Education (Semed) demanding urgent measures to resolve serious deficiencies in school services in indigenous, riverside and traditional communities territories. According to the agency, the intervention was necessary after the municipality failed to fulfill commitments previously made in meetings with local management. According to the MPF, the inspection highlighted a scenario of shortage of teachers and lunch ladies in rural units, in addition to entire classes without classes and schools without basic infrastructure, such as desks, chairs and teaching materials. Another critical problem is the delay in launching the public call for the National School Food Program (PNAE) for the purchase of food from local family farming, which compromises the supply of food to students. In the recommendation, the body highlights that the failures violate fundamental rights guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and international conventions, such as Convention 169 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The treaties guarantee traditional peoples the right to a differentiated education, which respects the culture, traditions and the permanence of students in their own territories. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp To solve the problems, the MPF set a deadline of 15 days for the city hall to carry out the emergency hiring of teachers and lunch ladies for the Krishmaib? village school, in the Sucunduri community, in addition to arranging for the immediate shipment of furniture and teaching materials.